diff --git a/cmd/gh-aw/compile_flags_test.go b/cmd/gh-aw/compile_flags_test.go
index 81998ebe3d9..981c88670af 100644
--- a/cmd/gh-aw/compile_flags_test.go
+++ b/cmd/gh-aw/compile_flags_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package main
 import "testing"
 
 func TestCompileCommandShortFlags(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	forceFlag := compileCmd.Flags().Lookup("force")
 	if forceFlag == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected --force flag on compile command")