diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/helm-tests.yml
index 20045456..0daf4f87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm-tests.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 name: CI
 
+
 # On every pull request, but only on push to main
 on:
   push:
@@ -35,16 +36,25 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: azure/setup-helm@v3
         with:
-          helm-version: v3.8.2
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          version: v3.8.2
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: last commit sha if PR
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "LAST_COMMIT_SHA=${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+
+      - name: last commit sha if push
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "LAST_COMMIT_SHA=${GITHUB_SHA}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
 
-      - name: set k8s namespace name for parallel tests
+      - name: set k8s .release.name suffix
         run: |
-          random_number="${RANDOM}${RANDOM}${RANDOM}"
-          # Limit it to 10 digits
-          RANDOMNESS=$(echo $random_number | cut -c 1-10)
-          #echo "NS_NAME=unittest-$RANDOMNESS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "NS_NAME=eoapitest" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          RANDOMNESS=$(echo $LAST_COMMIT_SHA | cut -c 1-6)
+          echo "RELEASE_NAME=eoapi$RANDOMNESS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - id: 'auth'
         uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v1'
@@ -57,8 +67,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: '>= 363.0.0'
           project_id: 'devseed-labs'
-          service_account_key: ${{ secrets.GH_ACTIONS_SA_TOKEN }}
-          export_default_credentials: true
 
       - name: configure kubectl context
         run: |
@@ -75,18 +83,19 @@ jobs:
 
           cd helm-chart
 
-          helm install \
-                --namespace $NS_NAME \
-                --create-namespace \
-                --set gitSha=$GITSHA \
-                --set db.settings.secrets.PGUSER=$PGUSER \
-                --set db.settings.secrets.POSTGRES_USER=$POSTGRES_USER \
-                --set db.settings.secrets.PGPASSWORD=$PGPASSWORD \
-                --set db.settings.secrets.POSTGRES_PASSWORD=$POSTGRES_PASSWORD \
-                -f ./eoapi/values.yaml \
-                -f ./eoapi/test-unittest-values.yaml \
-                eoapi \
-                ./eoapi
+          helm install $RELEASE_NAME \
+                  --namespace eoapitest \
+                  --create-namespace \
+                  --set db.settings.secrets.POSTGRES_HOST=pgstac-$RELEASE_NAME \
+                  --set db.settings.secrets.POSTGRES_HOST_READER=pgstac-$RELEASE_NAME \
+                  --set db.settings.secrets.POSTGRES_HOST_WRITER=pgstac-$RELEASE_NAME \
+                  --set db.settings.secrets.PGUSER=$PGUSER \
+                  --set db.settings.secrets.POSTGRES_USER=$POSTGRES_USER \
+                  --set db.settings.secrets.PGPASSWORD=$PGPASSWORD \
+                  --set db.settings.secrets.POSTGRES_PASSWORD=$POSTGRES_PASSWORD \
+                  -f ./eoapi/values.yaml \
+                  -f ./eoapi/test-unittest-values.yaml \
+                  ./eoapi
 
       - name: sleep for 10s seconds while services boot
         shell: bash
@@ -94,18 +103,18 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: restart the services
         run: |
-          kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=$NS_NAME
-          while [[ -z "$(kubectl get pod  | grep '^raster-.*$'  | cut -d' ' -f1 | xargs -I{} kubectl logs pod/{} | grep "startup complete" | head -n 1)" ]]; do
+          kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=eoapitest
+          while [[ -z "$(kubectl get pod  | grep "^raster-$RELEASE_NAME-.*$" | cut -d' ' -f1 | xargs -I{} kubectl logs pod/{} | grep "startup complete" | head -n 1)" ]]; do
             echo "still waiting for raster service to start..."
             sleep 1
           done
           echo "raster service has started, moving on..."
-          while [[ -z "$(kubectl get pod  | grep '^vector-.*$'  | cut -d' ' -f1 | xargs -I{} kubectl logs pod/{} | grep "startup complete" | head -n 1)" ]]; do
+          while [[ -z "$(kubectl get pod  | grep "^vector-$RELEASE_NAME-.*$" | cut -d' ' -f1 | xargs -I{} kubectl logs pod/{} | grep "startup complete" | head -n 1)" ]]; do
             echo "still waiting for vector service to start..."
             sleep 1
           done
           echo "vector service has started, moving on..."
-          while [[ -z "$(kubectl get pod  | grep '^stac-.*$'  | cut -d' ' -f1 | xargs -I{} kubectl logs pod/{} | grep "startup complete" | head -n 1)" ]]; do
+          while [[ -z "$(kubectl get pod  | grep "^stac-$RELEASE_NAME-.*$" | cut -d' ' -f1 | xargs -I{} kubectl logs pod/{} | grep "startup complete" | head -n 1)" ]]; do
             echo "still waiting for stac service to start..."
             sleep 1
           done
@@ -120,27 +129,28 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: run the tests
         run: |
-          kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=$NS_NAME
+          kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=eoapitest
           PUBLICIP='http://'$(kubectl -n ingress-nginx get svc/ingress-nginx-controller -o jsonpath='{.spec.loadBalancerIP}')
           echo '#################################'
-          echo $PUBLICIP
+          echo vector=$PUBLICIP/vector$RELEASE_NAME
+          echo stac=$PUBLICIP/stac$RELEASE_NAME
+          echo raster=$PUBLICIP/raster$RELEASE_NAME
           echo '#################################'
 
           # first substitute test endpoints in the test files
           # TODO: pytest should be able to have a pattern for injection here but moving fast
-          sed -i "s|vector_endpoint\=.*$|vector_endpoint\='$PUBLICIP/vector'|g" .github/workflows/tests/test_vector.py
+          sed -i "s|vector_endpoint\=.*$|vector_endpoint\='$PUBLICIP/vector$RELEASE_NAME'|g" .github/workflows/tests/test_vector.py
           head -n 5 .github/workflows/tests/test_vector.py
           pytest .github/workflows/tests/test_vector.py
 
-          sed -i "s|stac_endpoint\=.*$|stac_endpoint\='$PUBLICIP/stac'|g" .github/workflows/tests/test_stac.py
+          sed -i "s|stac_endpoint\=.*$|stac_endpoint\='$PUBLICIP/stac$RELEASE_NAME'|g" .github/workflows/tests/test_stac.py
           head -n 5 .github/workflows/tests/test_stac.py
           pytest .github/workflows/tests/test_stac.py
 
-          sed -i "s|raster_endpoint\=.*$|raster_endpoint\='$PUBLICIP/raster'|g" .github/workflows/tests/test_raster.py
+          sed -i "s|raster_endpoint\=.*$|raster_endpoint\='$PUBLICIP/raster$RELEASE_NAME'|g" .github/workflows/tests/test_raster.py
           head -n 5 .github/workflows/tests/test_raster.py
           pytest .github/workflows/tests/test_raster.py
 
       - name: helm uinstall eoapi templates
         run: |
-          helm uninstall eoapi
-          kubectl delete ns $NS_NAME
+          helm uninstall $RELEASE_NAME
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/CHANGELOG.md b/helm-chart/eoapi/CHANGELOG.md
index 70d8d070..fe64e585 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 version numbers below correspond to helm chart `appVersion`: see ./helm-chart/eoapi/Chart.yaml
 ---
+# 0.1.4 (2023-09-09)
+
+* adds a `testing: false` value to `values.yaml`
+* plumb through `{{ $.Release.Name }}` into all the right templates so our CI can `helm install` into a single namespace and run tests in parallel
+
 # 0.1.3 (2023-09-05)
 
 * test on GKE and add documentation where needed for [GKE template changes](https://github.com/developmentseed/eoapi-k8s/issues/29)
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/Chart.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/Chart.yaml
index f976408c..420e92b9 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/Chart.yaml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ kubeVersion: ">=1.23.0-0"
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: "0.1.5"
+version: "0.1.6"
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "0.1.3"
+appVersion: "0.1.4"
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/rm-ci-releases.sh b/helm-chart/eoapi/rm-ci-releases.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..caee6eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/rm-ci-releases.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# rm deploys (which will remove replicasets and pods)
+kubectl get deploy | grep -v NAME | grep $1 | cut -d' ' -f1 | xargs -I{} kubectl delete deploy/{}
+# rm svc
+kubectl get svc | grep -v NAME | grep $1 | cut -d' ' -f1 | xargs -I{} kubectl delete svc/{}
+# rm ingress
+kubectl get ingress | grep -v NAME | grep $1 | cut -d' ' -f1 | xargs -I{} kubectl delete ingress/{}
+# rm pvc
+kubectl get pvc | grep -v NAME | grep $1 | cut -d' ' -f1 | xargs -I{} kubectl delete pvc/{}
+# rm secrets
+kubectl get secret | grep -v NAME | grep $1 | cut -d' ' -f1 | xargs -I{} kubectl delete secret/{}
+# rm configmap
+kubectl get configmap | grep -v NAME | grep $1 | cut -d' ' -f1 | xargs -I{} kubectl delete configmap/{}
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/_helpers.tpl b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 0030d7c3..774e4e46 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -60,3 +60,17 @@ Create the name of the service account to use
 {{- default "default" .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+
+Create pgstac host string depending if .Values.testing
+*/}}
+{{- define "eoapi.pgstacHostName" -}}
+{{- if .Values.testing }}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" "pgstac" .Release.Name }}
+{{- else }}
+{{/* need to match what is default in values.yamls */}}
+{{- printf "%s" "pgstac" }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/configmap.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/configmap.yaml
index b5f29521..9ec2b2a5 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/configmap.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/configmap.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
-  name: initdb-sql-config
+  name: initdb-sql-config-{{ $.Release.Name }}
 data:
   initdb.sql: |
     {{- range $path, $bytes := $.Files.Glob "initdb-data/*.sql"  -}}
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ data:
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
-  name: initdb-json-config
+  name: initdb-json-config-{{ $.Release.Name }}
 data:
   {{- range $path, $bytes := $.Files.Glob "initdb-data/*.json"  -}}
   {{- base $path | nindent 2 -}}: | {{- $.Files.Get $path | nindent 4 -}}
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ data:
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
-  name: initdb-sh-config
+  name: initdb-sh-config-{{ $.Release.Name }}
 data:
   load.sh: |
     #!/bin/bash
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/deployment.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/deployment.yaml
index 1735fe9c..7c58b069 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/deployment.yaml
@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
-  name: pgstac
+  name: {{ include "eoapi.pgstacHostName" . | nindent 8 }}
   labels:
-    app: pgstac
+    app: {{ include "eoapi.pgstacHostName" . | nindent 10 }}
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
-      app: pgstac
+      app: {{ include "eoapi.pgstacHostName" . | nindent 12 }}
   strategy:
     type: Recreate
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
-        app: pgstac
+        app: {{ include "eoapi.pgstacHostName" . | nindent 14 }}
     spec:
       restartPolicy: Always
       containers:
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ spec:
             {{- toYaml .Values.db.command | nindent 12 }}
           envFrom:
           - secretRef:
-              name: pgstac-secrets
+              name: pgstac-secrets-{{ $.Release.Name }}
           ports:
             - containerPort: 5432
           {{- if not (eq .Values.providerContext "minikube") }}
           volumeMounts:
             - mountPath: /var/lib/postgresql/data
-              name: pgstac-claim
+              name: pgstac-claim-{{ $.Release.Name }}
           {{ end }}
         {{- if .Values.db.enable_data_fixtures }}
         - name: loader
@@ -41,33 +41,33 @@ spec:
             - "/opt/initdb/load.sh"
           envFrom:
             - secretRef:
-                name: pgstac-secrets
+                name: pgstac-secrets-{{ $.Release.Name }}
           ports:
             - containerPort: 6543
           volumeMounts:
             {{- if not (eq .Values.providerContext "minikube") }}
             - mountPath: /var/lib/postgresql/data
-              name: pgstac-claim
+              name: pgstac-claim-{{ $.Release.Name }}
             {{ end }}
             - mountPath: /opt/initdb/sql-data
-              name: initdb-sql-volume
+              name: initdb-sql-volume-{{ $.Release.Name }}
             - mountPath: /opt/initdb/json-data
-              name: initdb-json-volume
+              name: initdb-json-volume-{{ $.Release.Name }}
             - mountPath: /opt/initdb/
-              name: initdb-sh-volume
+              name: initdb-sh-volume-{{ $.Release.Name }}
         {{- end }}
       volumes:
         {{- if not (eq .Values.providerContext "minikube") }}
-        - name: pgstac-claim
+        - name: pgstac-claim-{{ $.Release.Name }}
           persistentVolumeClaim:
-            claimName: pgstac-claim
+            claimName: pgstac-claim-{{ $.Release.Name }}
         {{- end }}
-        - name: initdb-sql-volume
+        - name: initdb-sql-volume-{{ $.Release.Name }}
           configMap:
-            name: initdb-sql-config
-        - name: initdb-json-volume
+            name: initdb-sql-config-{{ $.Release.Name }}
+        - name: initdb-json-volume-{{ $.Release.Name }}
           configMap:
-            name: initdb-json-config
-        - name: initdb-sh-volume
+            name: initdb-json-config-{{ $.Release.Name }}
+        - name: initdb-sh-volume-{{ $.Release.Name }}
           configMap:
-            name: initdb-sh-config
+            name: initdb-sh-config-{{ $.Release.Name }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/pvc.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/pvc.yaml
index 021b5a7c..a28af8fc 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/pvc.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/pvc.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
 metadata:
-  name: pgstac-claim
+  name: pgstac-claim-{{ $.Release.Name }}
 spec:
   accessModes:
     - ReadWriteOnce
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/secrets.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/secrets.yaml
index 347c5f91..246baf4b 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/secrets.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/secrets.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
-  name: pgstac-secrets
+  name: pgstac-secrets-{{ $.Release.Name }}
 type: "Opaque"
 stringData:
   {{- range $envKey, $envValue := .Values.db.settings.secrets }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/service.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/service.yaml
index 61c870b7..2854eba4 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/service.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/db/service.yaml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   labels:
-    app: pgstac
-  name: pgstac
+    app: {{ include "eoapi.pgstacHostName" . | nindent 10 }}
+  name: {{ include "eoapi.pgstacHostName" . | nindent 8 }}
 spec:
   ports:
   - name: "5432"
     port: 5432
     targetPort: 5432
   selector:
-    app: pgstac
\ No newline at end of file
+    app: {{ include "eoapi.pgstacHostName" . | nindent 10 }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/configmap.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/configmap.yaml
index 96fe1f26..92be1d35 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/configmap.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/configmap.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
-  name: {{ $serviceName }}-envvar-configmap
+  name: {{ $serviceName }}-envvar-configmap-{{ $.Release.Name }}
 data:
   {{- range $envKey, $envValue := index $v "settings" "envVars" }}
   {{ upper $envKey }}: "{{ $envValue }}"
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/deployment.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/deployment.yaml
index b93f2633..5f2795ff 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/deployment.yaml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   labels:
-    app: {{ $serviceName }}
+    app: {{ $serviceName }}-{{ $.Release.Name }}
     gitsha: {{ $.Values.gitSha }}
-  name: {{ $serviceName }}
+  name: {{ $serviceName }}-{{ $.Release.Name }}
 spec:
   progressDeadlineSeconds: 600
   revisionHistoryLimit: 5
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ spec:
       maxUnavailable: 0
   selector:
     matchLabels:
-      app: {{ $serviceName }}
+      app: {{ $serviceName }}-{{ $.Release.Name }}
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
-        app: {{ $serviceName }}
+        app: {{ $serviceName }}-{{ $.Release.Name }}
     spec:
       containers:
       - image: {{ index $v "image" "name" }}:{{ index $v "image" "tag" }}
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ spec:
         name: {{ $serviceName }}
         command:
           {{- toYaml (index $v "command") | nindent 10 }}
-        {{- if (and ($.Values.ingress.className) (eq $.Values.ingress.className "nginx")) }}
+          {{- if (and ($.Values.ingress.className) (eq $.Values.ingress.className "nginx") (not $.Values.testing)) }}
           - "--root-path=/{{ $serviceName }}"
-        {{- end }}{{/* needed for proxies and path rewrites on NLB */}}
+          {{- else if (and ($.Values.ingress.className) (eq $.Values.ingress.className "nginx") ($.Values.testing)) }}
+          - "--root-path=/{{ $serviceName }}{{ $.Release.Name }}"
+          {{- end }}{{/* needed for proxies and path rewrites on NLB */}}
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             {{- if (eq $serviceName "stac") }}
@@ -61,9 +63,9 @@ spec:
           # we could just template them out here immediately with `value: $_` but this allows us
           # to store them in k8s intermediately and change them and then bounce deploys if needed
         - secretRef:
-            name: pgstac-secrets
+            name: pgstac-secrets-{{ $.Release.Name }}
         - configMapRef:
-            name: {{ $serviceName }}-envvar-configmap
+            name: {{ $serviceName }}-envvar-configmap-{{ $.Release.Name }}
 ---
 {{/* END: if index $v "enabled" */}}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/ingress-nginx.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/ingress-nginx.yaml
index bc4af9d4..3debccc7 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/ingress-nginx.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/ingress-nginx.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
 {{- end }}
 kind: Ingress
 metadata:
-  name: nginx-service-ingress-shared
+  name: nginx-service-ingress-shared-{{ $.Release.Name }}
   annotations:
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/use-regex: "true"
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target: /$2
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
         paths:
           {{- range $serviceName, $v := .Values }}
           {{- if (or (eq $serviceName "raster") (eq $serviceName "stac") (eq $serviceName "vector")) }}
-          {{- if index $v "enabled" }}
+          {{- if (and (index $v "enabled") (not $.Values.testing)) }}
           - pathType: Prefix
             path: "/{{ $serviceName }}(/|$)(.*)"
             backend:
@@ -30,9 +30,18 @@ spec:
                 name: {{ $serviceName }}
                 port:
                   number: {{ $.Values.service.port }}
+          {{- else if (and (index $v "enabled") ($.Values.testing)) }}
+          - pathType: Prefix
+            path: "/{{ $serviceName }}{{ $.Release.Name }}(/|$)(.*)"
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: {{ $serviceName }}-{{ $.Release.Name }}
+                port:
+                  number: {{ $.Values.service.port }}
           {{- end }}{{/* END: if index $v "enabled" */}}
           {{- end }}{{/* END: if (or (eq $serviceName "raster") (eq $serviceName "stac") (eq $serviceName "vector")) */}}
           {{- end }}{{/* END: range $serviceName, $v := .Values*/}}
+          {{- if not $.Values.testing }}
           - pathType: Prefix
             path: /(/|$)
             backend:
@@ -40,6 +49,7 @@ spec:
                 name: doc-server
                 port:
                   number: 80
+          {{- end }}
 ---
 {{/* END: if .Values.ingress.className "nginx" */}}
 {{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/nginx-doc-server.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/nginx-doc-server.yaml
index e13737ac..706fd96a 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/nginx-doc-server.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/nginx-doc-server.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- if (and (.Values.ingress.className) (eq .Values.ingress.className "nginx")) }}
+{{- if (and (.Values.ingress.className) (eq .Values.ingress.className "nginx") (not .Values.testing)) }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/service.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/service.yaml
index d3984872..07079516 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/service.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/service.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
+  {{- if $.Values.testing }}
+  labels:
+    app: {{ $serviceName }}-{{ $.Release.Name }}
+  name: {{ $serviceName }}-{{ $.Release.Name }}
+  {{- else }}
   labels:
     app: {{ $serviceName }}
   name: {{ $serviceName }}
+  {{- end }}
 spec:
   {{- if (and ($.Values.ingress.className) (eq $.Values.ingress.className "alb")) }}
   type: "NodePort"
@@ -20,7 +26,7 @@ spec:
     port: {{ $.Values.service.port }}
     targetPort: {{ $.Values.service.port }}
   selector:
-    app: {{ $serviceName }}
+    app: {{ $serviceName }}-{{ $.Release.Name }}
 ---
 {{/* END: if index $v "enabled" */}}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/test-unittest-values.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/test-unittest-values.yaml
index bfa1baa1..9ecd4a72 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/test-unittest-values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/test-unittest-values.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# used in GH Actions `unit-tests.yml`
+# used in GH Actions `.github/workflows/helm-tests.yml.jobs.unit-tests`
+testing: true
 ingress:
   enabled: true
   className: "nginx"
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/config_tests.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/config_tests.yaml
index 253b2972..6398b2f7 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/config_tests.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/config_tests.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ tests:
           of: ConfigMap
       - matchRegex:
           path: metadata.name
-          pattern: ^vector-envvar-configmap$
+          pattern: ^vector-envvar-configmap-RELEASE-NAME$
       - equal:
           path: data.TIPG_CATALOG_TTL
           value: "0"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ tests:
           of: ConfigMap
       - matchRegex:
           path: metadata.name
-          pattern: ^raster-envvar-configmap$
+          pattern: ^raster-envvar-configmap-RELEASE-NAME$
       - equal:
           path: data.GDAL_HTTP_MULTIPLEX
           value: "YES"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ tests:
           of: ConfigMap
       - matchRegex:
           path: metadata.name
-          pattern: ^stac-envvar-configmap$
+          pattern: ^stac-envvar-configmap-RELEASE-NAME$
       - equal:
           path: data.WEB_CONCURRENCY
           value: "10"
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/db_deploy_tests.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/db_deploy_tests.yaml
index 7578e0ec..7ea8b7ee 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/db_deploy_tests.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/db_deploy_tests.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,26 @@ tests:
           value: "pgstac"
       - isNull:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[1].name
+  - it: "db deploy testing=true"
+    set:
+      testing: true
+      db.enabled: true
+      db.enable_data_fixtures: true
+    asserts:
+      - isKind:
+          of: Deployment
+      - matchRegex:
+          path: metadata.name
+          pattern: ^pgstac-RELEASE-NAME$
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.strategy.type
+          value: "Recreate"
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].name
+          value: "pgstac"
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[1].name
+          value: "loader"
   - it: "db deploy with fixtures"
     set:
       db.enabled: true
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/db_tests.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/db_tests.yaml
index dc57fd66..24d20a49 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/db_tests.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/db_tests.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ tests:
           of: Secret
       - matchRegex:
           path: metadata.name
-          pattern: ^pgstac-secrets$
+          pattern: ^pgstac-secrets-RELEASE-NAME$
       - equal:
           path: stringData.PGPASSWORD
           value: "foobar"
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/deploy_tests.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/deploy_tests.yaml
index 90d23237..b9687aa4 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/deploy_tests.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/deploy_tests.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ tests:
           of: Deployment
       - matchRegex:
           path: metadata.name
-          pattern: ^vector$
+          pattern: ^vector-RELEASE-NAME$
       - equal:
           path: spec.strategy.type
           value: "RollingUpdate"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ tests:
           of: Deployment
       - matchRegex:
           path: metadata.name
-          pattern: ^raster$
+          pattern: ^raster-RELEASE-NAME$
       - equal:
           path: spec.strategy.type
           value: "RollingUpdate"
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ tests:
           of: Deployment
       - matchRegex:
           path: metadata.name
-          pattern: ^stac$
+          pattern: ^stac-RELEASE-NAME$
       - equal:
           path: spec.strategy.type
           value: "RollingUpdate"
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/values.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/values.yaml
index 9df10a26..f8491b3d 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/values.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ db:
       PGPASSWORD: ""
       PGDATABASE: "postgis"
 
+# only used in CI for running parallel helm installs
+testing: false
+
 # deprecated: helm templates are only sniffing for "minikube" as of now
 providerContext: "ignore"