diff --git a/.github/workflows/django-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/django-tests.yml
index c11b7c408..850a4be32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/django-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/django-tests.yml
@@ -9,18 +9,9 @@ jobs:
   build:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    strategy:
-      max-parallel: 4
-      matrix:
-        db: [postgres]
-        python-version: [3.9]
-        include:
-          - db: postgres
-            db_port: 5432
-
     services:
       postgres:
-        image: postgres:12
+        image: postgres:13
         env:
           POSTGRES_USER: postgres
           POSTGRES_PASSWORD: hunter2
@@ -33,22 +24,18 @@ jobs:
           - 5432:5432
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2
       with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        python-version: 3.9
     - name: Install Dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install -r requirements.txt
     - name: Run Tests
       env:
-        DB: ${{ matrix.db }}
-        DB_HOST: 127.0.0.1
-        DB_PORT: ${{ matrix.db_port }}
-        DB_PASSWORD: hunter2
         SECRET_KEY: beepbeep
-        DEBUG: true
+        DEBUG: false
         DOMAIN: your.domain.here
         BOOKWYRM_DATABASE_BACKEND: postgres
         MEDIA_ROOT: images/
@@ -66,4 +53,4 @@ jobs:
         EMAIL_USE_TLS: true
         ENABLE_PREVIEW_IMAGES: true
       run: |
-        pytest
+        pytest -n 3
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a04280a0e..4a8c15aa1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ coverage==5.1
 pytest-django==4.1.0
 pytest==6.1.2
 pytest-cov==2.10.1
+pytest-xdist==2.3.0