diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml b/.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml
index 64caae8faa4..eec24f78eb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml
@@ -97,4 +97,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: make -C "$TAR_DIR" build-ci -j4 V=1
       - name: Test
-        run: make -C "$TAR_DIR" run-ci -j4 V=1 TEST_CI_ARGS="-p dots --measure-flakiness 9"
+        run: make -C "$TAR_DIR" test-ci -j1 V=1 TEST_CI_ARGS="-p dots --measure-flakiness 9"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
index 059a03a773b..9605dae7a6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: make -C node build-ci -j4 V=1 CONFIG_FLAGS="--error-on-warn"
       - name: Test
-        run: make -C node run-ci -j4 V=1 TEST_CI_ARGS="-p actions --measure-flakiness 9"
+        run: make -C node test-ci -j1 V=1 TEST_CI_ARGS="-p actions --measure-flakiness 9"
       - name: Re-run test in a folder whose name contains unusual chars
         run: |
           mv node "$DIR"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml
index 342cc943ec1..eabe54e2fab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Free Space After Build
         run: df -h
       - name: Test
-        run: make -C node run-ci -j$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) V=1 TEST_CI_ARGS="-p actions --measure-flakiness 9"
+        run: make -C node test-ci -j1 V=1 TEST_CI_ARGS="-p actions --measure-flakiness 9"
       - name: Re-run test in a folder whose name contains unusual chars
         run: |
           mv node "$DIR"