diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 81706c9db2..02293aa00c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ jobs:
           make QUICK_AND_DIRTY_COMPILER=1 V=1 CI=false NIMFLAGS="-d:disableMarchNative --os:${OS} --cpu:${{matrix.arch}}" \
             update
 
-          make QUICK_AND_DIRTY_COMPILER=1 V=1 CI=false NIMFLAGS="-d:disableMarchNative --os:${OS} --cpu:${{matrix.arch}}" \
+          make QUICK_AND_DIRTY_COMPILER=1 V=1 CI=false\
+            NIMFLAGS="-d:disableMarchNative --os:${OS} --cpu:${{matrix.arch}} -d:postgres" \
             wakunode2\
             chat2\
             tools
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-assets.yml b/.github/workflows/release-assets.yml
index 0b75519e47..eafd04e217 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-assets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-assets.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           OS=$([[ "${{runner.os}}" == "macOS" ]] && echo "macosx" || echo "linux")
 
           make -j${NPROC} NIMFLAGS="--parallelBuild:${NPROC} -d:disableMarchNative --os:${OS} --cpu:${{matrix.arch}}" V=1 update
-          make -j${NPROC} NIMFLAGS="--parallelBuild:${NPROC} -d:disableMarchNative --os:${OS} --cpu:${{matrix.arch}}" CI=false wakunode2
+          make -j${NPROC} NIMFLAGS="--parallelBuild:${NPROC} -d:disableMarchNative --os:${OS} --cpu:${{matrix.arch}} -d:postgres" CI=false wakunode2
           make -j${NPROC} NIMFLAGS="--parallelBuild:${NPROC} -d:disableMarchNative --os:${OS} --cpu:${{matrix.arch}}" CI=false chat2
           tar -cvzf ${{steps.vars.outputs.nwaku}} ./build/