diff --git a/ci/tests/run-gtest-parallel.sh b/ci/tests/run-gtest-parallel.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..83f96d8a9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/tests/run-gtest-parallel.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/common.sh"
+
+target=$1
+if [ -z "${target-}" ]; then
+    echo "Target not specified"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+executable=./${target}$(get_exec_extension)
+
+# Check if gtest-parallel is available
+if command -v gtest-parallel >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Running tests with gtest-parallel for target: ${target}"
+    gtest-parallel "${executable}" --worker=1
+else
+    echo "gtest-parallel not found, running tests directly for target: ${target}"
+    "${executable}"
+fi 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/tests/run-tests.sh b/ci/tests/run-tests.sh
index 7f48962359..4d95f861d4 100755
--- a/ci/tests/run-tests.sh
+++ b/ci/tests/run-tests.sh
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ case "$(uname -s)" in
         ;;
 esac
 
-# Run the test
+# Run the test using gtest-parallel helper
 shift
 executable=./${target}$(get_exec_extension)
-"${executable}" "$@"
+"$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/run-gtest-parallel.sh" "${target}" "$@"
 status=$?
 
 if [ $status -ne 0 ]; then