diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 53e8fbb..d4cd1c9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ test:
     - env
     - pip3 install -r requirements.txt
   script:
-    - make opencv
-    - make -C alg qrtool
+    - make opencv -j$(nproc --ignore=2)
+    - make -C alg qrtool -j$(nproc --ignore=2)
     - make test
 
 build-alg:
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ build-alg:
   tags:
     - emblem-dev
   script:
-    - make opencv
-    - make build/alg/qrtool
+    - make opencv -j$(nproc --ignore=2)
+    - make build/alg/qrtool -j$(nproc --ignore=2)
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - build