diff --git a/.github/workflows/common.yml b/.github/workflows/common.yml
index f3dc63f7..3a4d6823 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/common.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/common.yml
@@ -221,7 +221,9 @@ jobs:
           pushd stream-applications > /dev/null
           echo "::notice ::building - stream-applications-build,functions,applications/stream-applications-core"
           set -e
-          $ROOT_DIR/build-core.sh "install verify deploy"
+          $ROOT_DIR/build-core.sh "install -DskipTests"
+          export MAVEN_THREADS=false
+          $ROOT_DIR/build-core.sh "verify deploy"
           set +e
           echo "::notice ::core build completed"
           popd > /dev/null
diff --git a/applications/processor/script-processor/pom.xml b/applications/processor/script-processor/pom.xml
index 56c17fd8..276954f8 100644
--- a/applications/processor/script-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/processor/script-processor/pom.xml
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.0.0</version>
                 <configuration>
+                    <threadCount>1</threadCount>
+                    <forkCount>1</forkCount>
                     <argLine>
                         --add-opens java.base/sun.nio.ch=ALL-UNNAMED
                         --add-opens java.base/java.io=ALL-UNNAMED
diff --git a/build-folder.sh b/build-folder.sh
index 48c444da..92b52c51 100755
--- a/build-folder.sh
+++ b/build-folder.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ if [[ "$MAVEN_GOAL" == *"deploy"* ]]; then
   check_env ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME
   check_env ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD
 fi
-MAVEN_THREADS_OPT=1
+MAVEN_THREADS_OPT="1"
 if [ "$MAVEN_THREADS" != "" ]; then
   case $MAVEN_THREADS in
   "true")
diff --git a/functions/common/debezium-autoconfigure/pom.xml b/functions/common/debezium-autoconfigure/pom.xml
index 19ca86df..706fe89b 100644
--- a/functions/common/debezium-autoconfigure/pom.xml
+++ b/functions/common/debezium-autoconfigure/pom.xml
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.0.0</version>
                 <configuration>
+                    <threadCount>1</threadCount>
+                    <forkCount>1</forkCount>
                     <groups>integration</groups>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
diff --git a/functions/supplier/debezium-supplier/pom.xml b/functions/supplier/debezium-supplier/pom.xml
index 77a4c053..4059fac9 100644
--- a/functions/supplier/debezium-supplier/pom.xml
+++ b/functions/supplier/debezium-supplier/pom.xml
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.0.0</version>
                 <configuration>
+                    <threadCount>1</threadCount>
+                    <forkCount>1</forkCount>
                     <groups>integration</groups>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
diff --git a/stream-applications-build/pom.xml b/stream-applications-build/pom.xml
index 37bc2bd3..f957e0eb 100644
--- a/stream-applications-build/pom.xml
+++ b/stream-applications-build/pom.xml
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <parallel>classes</parallel>
-                    <forkCount>${mavenThreads}</forkCount>
+                    <threadCount>1</threadCount>
+                    <forkCount>1</forkCount>
                     <redirectTestOutputToFile>true</redirectTestOutputToFile>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                         <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
                         <configuration>
-                            <parallel>classes</parallel>
-                            <forkCount>${mavenThreads}</forkCount>
+                            <threadCount>1</threadCount>
+                            <forkCount>1</forkCount>
                             <excludedGroups>integration</excludedGroups>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                         <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
                         <configuration>
-                            <parallel>classes</parallel>
-                            <forkCount>${mavenThreads}</forkCount>
+                            <threadCount>1</threadCount>
+                            <forkCount>1</forkCount>
                             <groups>integration</groups>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>