diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 6f8d8121fb..a15cc07421 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ omit =
     openedx/features/*/migrations/*
 
 concurrency=multiprocessing
+parallel = true
 
 [report]
 ignore_errors = True
diff --git a/openedx/core/lib/.coveragerc b/openedx/core/lib/.coveragerc
index 66670270be..87fbc1aa6c 100644
--- a/openedx/core/lib/.coveragerc
+++ b/openedx/core/lib/.coveragerc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 [run]
 data_file = reports/openedx/core/lib/.coverage
 source = openedx/core/lib
+parallel = true
 
 [report]
 ignore_errors = True