diff --git a/tests/interchaintest/chain_start_test.go b/tests/interchaintest/chain_start_test.go
index 5651b07..7bee2ae 100644
--- a/tests/interchaintest/chain_start_test.go
+++ b/tests/interchaintest/chain_start_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ func TestStartFeeabs(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Skip()
 	}
 
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	numVals := 1
 	numFullNodes := 1
 
diff --git a/tests/interchaintest/host_zone_proposal_test.go b/tests/interchaintest/host_zone_proposal_test.go
index 85e6233..1b3b7cd 100644
--- a/tests/interchaintest/host_zone_proposal_test.go
+++ b/tests/interchaintest/host_zone_proposal_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ func TestHostZoneProposal(t *testing.T) {
 	if testing.Short() {
 		t.Skip("skipping in short mode")
 	}
+
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	numVals := 1
 	numFullNodes := 1
 
diff --git a/tests/interchaintest/packet_foward_test.go b/tests/interchaintest/packet_foward_test.go
index 3afabd1..886ff09 100644
--- a/tests/interchaintest/packet_foward_test.go
+++ b/tests/interchaintest/packet_foward_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ func TestPacketForwardMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 	if testing.Short() {
 		t.Skip("skipping in short mode")
 	}
+
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	// Set up chains, users and channels
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	chains, users, channels := SetupChain(t, ctx)
diff --git a/tests/interchaintest/query_osmosis_twap_test.go b/tests/interchaintest/query_osmosis_twap_test.go
index 278e5ba..08f777c 100644
--- a/tests/interchaintest/query_osmosis_twap_test.go
+++ b/tests/interchaintest/query_osmosis_twap_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ func TestQueryOsmosisTwap(t *testing.T) {
 	if testing.Short() {
 		t.Skip("skipping in short mode")
 	}
+
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	// Set up chains, users and channels
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	chains, users, channels := SetupChain(t, ctx)