diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8bf741790c1c1b14d1418c0f8c80ddf077628a63..93a10dc47267d4f0e40a8f645d579a63c12baa30 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -102,5 +102,5 @@ wolf_build_and_test:
     - cd build
     - ls # we can check whether the directory was already full
     - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DBUILD_TESTS=ON ..
-    - make
-    - ctest
+    - make -j$(nproc)
+    - ctest -j$(nproc)