diff --git a/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose-emqx-cluster-rlog.override.yaml b/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose-emqx-cluster-rlog.override.yaml
index 8be146eb5..1b61b0278 100644
--- a/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose-emqx-cluster-rlog.override.yaml
+++ b/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose-emqx-cluster-rlog.override.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ services:
   emqx1:
     <<: *default-emqx
     container_name: node1.emqx.io
+    restart: on-failure
     environment:
       - "EMQX_HOST=node1.emqx.io"
       - "EMQX_CLUSTER__DB_BACKEND=rlog"
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ services:
   emqx2:
     <<: *default-emqx
     container_name: node2.emqx.io
+    depends_on:
+      - emqx1
+    restart: on-failure
     environment:
       - "EMQX_HOST=node2.emqx.io"
       - "EMQX_CLUSTER__DB_BACKEND=rlog"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_fvt_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_fvt_tests.yaml
index 0b5295cac..46ce95dab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_fvt_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_fvt_tests.yaml
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ jobs:
           - 24.1.1-emqx-1
         cluster_db_backend:
           - "mnesia"
-          # FIXME: temporarily disabled: too flaky at the moment
-          # - "rlog"
+          - "rlog"
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2