diff --git a/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml b/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml
index 5f6f78c997..d428aa4ea3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 40
 
     env:
-      UNIT_TEST_SETTINGS: "--settings=settings --keepdb --timing --parallel"
+      UNIT_TEST_SETTINGS: "--settings=settings --keepdb --timing --parallel auto"
       COVERAGE_TEST_SETTINGS: "--settings=settings --timing"
 
     services: