diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6236771..ceed7c1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ test: | tests/cli.toml
 livetest: | tests/cli.toml
 	python3 -m pytest -v tests pulp-glue-gem/tests -m live
 
+.PHONY: paralleltest
+paralleltest: | tests/cli.toml
+	python3 -m pytest -v tests pulp-glue-gem/tests -m live -n 8
+
 .PHONY: unittest
 unittest:
 	python3 -m pytest -v tests pulp-glue-gem/tests -m "not live"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d0c00b4..474cd5b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ translations = false
 main_package = "gem"
 binary_dependencies = ""
 unittests = false
+paralleltests = false
 
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