diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration.yaml
index e0d0cdf..3cf6842 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
           pip install -r dev_requirements.txt
           python setup.py build_ext --inplace
-          python -m pytest
+          python -m pytest --iterations=8 --parallel-threads=auto
       - name: build and install the wheel
         run: |
           python setup.py bdist_wheel
diff --git a/dev_requirements.txt b/dev_requirements.txt
index 3a9ebf9..73bcaad 100644
--- a/dev_requirements.txt
+++ b/dev_requirements.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ black==24.3.0
 flake8==4.0.1
 isort==5.10.1
 pytest>=7.0.0
+pytest-run-parallel>=0.7.1
 setuptools
 vulture>=2.3.0
 wheel>=0.30.0
diff --git a/tests/test_gc.py b/tests/test_gc.py
index 62a788e..33c90ea 100644
--- a/tests/test_gc.py
+++ b/tests/test_gc.py
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 import gc
 
+import pytest
+
 import libvalkey
 
 
+@pytest.mark.iterations(1)
+@pytest.mark.thread_unsafe
 def test_reader_gc():
     class A:
         def __init__(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_reader.py b/tests/test_reader.py
index f855e3b..e65ed74 100644
--- a/tests/test_reader.py
+++ b/tests/test_reader.py
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ def test_dict(reader):
     assert {b"radius": 4.5, b"diameter": 9} == reader.gets()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.iterations(1)
+@pytest.mark.thread_unsafe
 def test_set_with_nested_dict(reader):
     reader.feed(b"~2\r\n+tangerine\r\n%1\r\n+a\r\n:1\r\n")
     if reader.convertSetsToLists:
@@ -196,6 +198,8 @@ def test_map_inside_list(reader):
     assert [{b"a": 1}] == reader.gets()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.iterations(1)
+@pytest.mark.thread_unsafe
 def test_map_inside_set(reader):
     reader.feed(b"~1\r\n%1\r\n+a\r\n:1\r\n")
     if reader.convertSetsToLists:
@@ -206,6 +210,8 @@ def test_map_inside_set(reader):
             reader.gets()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.iterations(1)
+@pytest.mark.thread_unsafe
 def test_set_as_map_key(reader):
     reader.feed(b"%1\r\n~1\r\n:1\r\n:2\r\n")
     with pytest.raises(TypeError):
@@ -388,6 +394,8 @@ def test_feed_bytearray(reader):
     assert b"ok" == reader.gets()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.iterations(1)
+@pytest.mark.thread_unsafe
 def test_maxbuf(reader):
     defaultmaxbuf = reader.getmaxbuf()
     reader.setmaxbuf(0)
@@ -400,6 +408,8 @@ def test_maxbuf(reader):
         reader.setmaxbuf(-4)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.iterations(1)
+@pytest.mark.thread_unsafe
 def test_len(reader):
     assert reader.len() == 0
     data = b"+ok\r\n"
@@ -416,6 +426,8 @@ def test_len(reader):
     assert reader.len() == 5
 
 
+@pytest.mark.iterations(1)
+@pytest.mark.thread_unsafe
 def test_reader_has_data(reader):
     assert reader.has_data() is False
     data = b"+ok\r\n"