diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/altertests/common_test.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/altertests/common_test.go
index b47ac3058a..b9937eea6e 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/altertests/common_test.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/altertests/common_test.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ func RunModifyTypeTests(t *testing.T, tests []ModifyTypeTest) {
 			name = name[:200]
 		}
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			ctx := context.Background()
 			dEnv := dtestutils.CreateTestEnv()
 			root, err := dEnv.WorkingRoot(ctx)