diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 14517f9..826b433 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -387,9 +387,12 @@ jobs:
           echo "--- prisma db push ---"
           pnpm --filter @capakraken/db exec prisma db push --schema ./prisma/schema.prisma --accept-data-loss --skip-generate
           echo "--- tables in public after push ---"
-          psql -h e2epg -U capakraken -d capakraken_test -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 \
-            -c "\dt public.*" | tee /tmp/tables.txt
-          if ! grep -q 'audit_logs' /tmp/tables.txt; then
+          # `\dt public.*` was interpreted literally by this psql build (returned
+          # "Did not find any relation named public.*"). Query pg_tables directly.
+          psql -h e2epg -U capakraken -d capakraken_test -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -At \
+            -c "SELECT tablename FROM pg_tables WHERE schemaname='public' ORDER BY tablename" \
+            | tee /tmp/tables.txt
+          if ! grep -qx 'audit_logs' /tmp/tables.txt; then
             echo "ERROR: audit_logs table missing after push!"
             exit 1
           fi