diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/tests.yml b/.gitea/workflows/tests.yml
index ef1b7e0..3e99996 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ jobs:
           apt-get install -y postgresql-client
 
       - name: Wait for Postgres
+        timeout-minutes: 1
         run: |
           until pg_isready -h postgres -p 5432 -U root; do
             echo "Waiting for postgres..."
diff --git a/app-modules/catalog/database/factories/EvCompanyFactory.php b/app-modules/catalog/database/factories/EvCompanyFactory.php
index d9fe011..81c34f2 100644
--- a/app-modules/catalog/database/factories/EvCompanyFactory.php
+++ b/app-modules/catalog/database/factories/EvCompanyFactory.php
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ class EvCompanyFactory extends Factory
             'slug' => fake()->unique()->slug(),
             'description' => fake()->sentence(),
             'mm_description' => null,
-            'contact' => fake()->phoneNumber(),
+            // fake()->phoneNumber() occasionally emits formats (e.g. extensions like "x1234")
+            // that fail the form's ->tel() regex validation, making the test flaky.
+            'contact' => fake()->numerify('+959#########'),
             'address' => fake()->address(),
             'logo' => null,
             'is_active' => true,