diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3876350c19bdaadb50a554973053d816ff61e2ad..93de8a4bc9455e83e2f10e181cfb681ff40457e8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -66,5 +66,5 @@ 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
+    - make -j$(nproc)
     - ctest