diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/ctest_test.cmake b/.gitlab/ci/ctest_test.cmake
index 08ef18f192..facf9ba4ba 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/ctest_test.cmake
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/ctest_test.cmake
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ endif ()
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ctest_exclusions.cmake")
 ctest_test(
   PARALLEL_LEVEL "${nproc}"
+  TEST_LOAD "${nproc}"
   RETURN_VALUE test_result
   EXCLUDE "${test_exclusions}")
 ctest_submit(PARTS Test)
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/ctest_test_external.cmake b/.gitlab/ci/ctest_test_external.cmake
index 7a5e94a15d..9de06d1bc5 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/ctest_test_external.cmake
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/ctest_test_external.cmake
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ endif ()
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ctest_exclusions.cmake")
 ctest_test(
   PARALLEL_LEVEL "${nproc}"
+  TEST_LOAD "${nproc}"
   RETURN_VALUE test_result
   ${ctest_label_args}
   EXCLUDE "${test_exclusions}")