diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress-test.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress-test.yml
index 81c40dd7..f4cfb7f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress-test.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           spec: cypress/**/*.cy.tsx
           headed: false
           record: true # send results to cypress dashboard
+          parallel: true
         env:
           NEXT_PUBLIC_ROLLBAR_ENV: CI
           NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_API_KEY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-staging.yml
index eb602a25..d8e84f46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-staging.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ jobs:
           spec: cypress/**/*.cy.tsx
           headed: false
           record: true # send results to cypress dashboard
+          parallel: true
         env:
           NEXT_PUBLIC_ROLLBAR_ENV: CI
           NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_API_KEY }}