diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 11a7b5c3d1c721f52e8cb767b594880d03193ae6..88b7ee732f0294ece7d258692e599e6483ee5b5a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ stages:
   - cd build
   - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release -DBUILD_TESTS=ON ..
   - make -j$(nproc)
-  - ctest 
+  - ctest -j$(nproc)
   - make install
 
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