diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/GetPasswordData_test.go b/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/GetPasswordData_test.go
index 649b594e8..e2b308989 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/GetPasswordData_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/GetPasswordData_test.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func TestValidateGetPasswordDataInput(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			err := ValidateGetPasswordDataInput(tt.input)
 			if tt.wantErr == "" {
 				require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/ModifyInstanceMetadataOptions_test.go b/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/ModifyInstanceMetadataOptions_test.go
index 44759fa48..8dfd041e7 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/ModifyInstanceMetadataOptions_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/ModifyInstanceMetadataOptions_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func TestModifyInstanceMetadataOptions_RejectsMalformedID(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for name, in := range cases {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			_, err := ModifyInstanceMetadataOptions(context.Background(), in, nil, "acct")
 			require.Error(t, err)
 			assert.Equal(t, awserrors.ErrorInvalidInstanceIDMalformed, err.Error())
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/MonitorInstances_test.go b/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/MonitorInstances_test.go
index ee072e67d..3563b5156 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/MonitorInstances_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/MonitorInstances_test.go
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ func TestMonitorInstances_InvalidInput(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			_, err := MonitorInstances(context.Background(), &ec2.MonitorInstancesInput{InstanceIds: tt.ids}, nc, "123456789012")
 			require.Error(t, err)
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, err.Error())
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/RebootInstances_test.go b/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/RebootInstances_test.go
index 927cfa13b..c675fcc76 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/RebootInstances_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/RebootInstances_test.go
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ func TestRebootInstances_DaemonError(t *testing.T) {
 		awserrors.ErrorServerInternal,
 	} {
 		t.Run(code, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			_, nc := startTestNATSServer(t)
 			instanceID := "i-error"
 
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/RunInstances_test.go b/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/RunInstances_test.go
index 664c5cd2f..66e4d91cb 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/RunInstances_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/RunInstances_test.go
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ func TestParseRunInstances(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	t.Run("MissingKeyNameIsValid", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
 		input := defaults
 		input.KeyName = nil
 		assert.NoError(t, ValidateRunInstancesInput(&input))
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ func TestParseRunInstances(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			// For validation tests, we can pass nil conn since validation happens before NATS call
 			response, err := RunInstances(context.Background(), test.input, nil, nil, "123456789012", nil, nil, 1)
 
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/placement_test.go b/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/placement_test.go
index 95fc4ed72..08737da3f 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/placement_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/placement_test.go
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ func TestDistributeInstances_PropagatesSGValidationErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			_, nc := startTestNATSServer(t)
 
 			statusSub, err := nc.Subscribe("spinifex.node.status", func(msg *nats.Msg) {
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/state_test.go b/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/state_test.go
index 975af786f..049cac7d1 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/state_test.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/ec2/instance/state_test.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func TestNewStateChange(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			result := newStateChange(tt.instanceID, tt.currentCode, tt.currentName, tt.prevCode, tt.prevName)
 
 			require.NotNil(t, result)