diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b79fd75be6e..2e3f5f0b481 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "Cumulus Framework for ingesting and processing Nasa Earth data streams",
   "scripts": {
     "e2e": "ava tests/*.js --serial",
-    "test": "nyc lerna run test",
+    "test": "nyc lerna run test --concurrency 2",
     "bootstrap": "lerna bootstrap --npm-client=npm",
     "ybootstrap": "lerna bootstrap",
     "bootstrap-no-build": "lerna bootstrap --ignore-scripts",