diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 730b7f583..f8ba1c5f6 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ linters:
     - stylecheck
     - tenv
     - thelper
+    - tparallel
     - typecheck
     - unconvert
     - unparam
diff --git a/cmd/gateway/commands_test.go b/cmd/gateway/commands_test.go
index 988cf2b98..27c941fc0 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway/commands_test.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway/commands_test.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ This test cannot be run with ginkgo. Ginkgo reports the following error:
 * See https://github.com/spf13/cobra/issues/2104.
 */
 func TestRootCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	testCase := flagTestCase{
 		name:    "no flags",
 		args:    nil,
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ func TestRootCmd(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCommonFlagsValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []flagTestCase{
 		{
 			name: "valid flags",
@@ -131,16 +133,20 @@ func TestCommonFlagsValidation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
+		test := test
 		t.Run(test.name+"_static_mode", func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			testFlag(t, createStaticModeCommand(), test)
 		})
 		t.Run(test.name+"_provisioner_mode", func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			testFlag(t, createProvisionerModeCommand(), test)
 		})
 	}
 }
 
 func TestStaticModeCmdFlagValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []flagTestCase{
 		{
 			name: "valid flags",
@@ -381,7 +387,9 @@ func TestStaticModeCmdFlagValidation(t *testing.T) {
 	// common flags validation is tested separately
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
+		test := test
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			cmd := createStaticModeCommand()
 			testFlag(t, cmd, test)
 		})
@@ -389,6 +397,7 @@ func TestStaticModeCmdFlagValidation(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestProvisionerModeCmdFlagValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	testCase := flagTestCase{
 		name: "valid flags",
 		args: []string{
@@ -419,6 +428,7 @@ This test cannot be run with ginkgo. Ginkgo reports the following error for the
 * See https://github.com/spf13/cobra/issues/2104.
 */
 func TestSleepCmdFlagValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []flagTestCase{
 		{
 			name: "valid flags",
@@ -451,7 +461,9 @@ func TestSleepCmdFlagValidation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
+		test := test
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			cmd := createSleepCommand()
 			testFlag(t, cmd, test)
 		})
@@ -459,6 +471,7 @@ func TestSleepCmdFlagValidation(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestParseFlags(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	g := NewWithT(t)
 
 	flagSet := pflag.NewFlagSet("flagSet", 0)
diff --git a/cmd/gateway/validation_test.go b/cmd/gateway/validation_test.go
index f19e3ac84..3b0e27369 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway/validation_test.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway/validation_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestValidateGatewayControllerName(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []struct {
 		name   string
 		value  string
@@ -51,7 +52,9 @@ func TestValidateGatewayControllerName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
+		test := test
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			g := NewWithT(t)
 
 			err := validateGatewayControllerName(test.value)
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ func TestValidateGatewayControllerName(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestValidateResourceName(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []struct {
 		name   string
 		value  string
@@ -114,7 +118,9 @@ func TestValidateResourceName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
+		test := test
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			g := NewWithT(t)
 
 			err := validateResourceName(test.value)
@@ -129,6 +135,7 @@ func TestValidateResourceName(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestValidateNamespaceName(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []struct {
 		name   string
 		value  string
@@ -177,7 +184,9 @@ func TestValidateNamespaceName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
+		test := test
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			g := NewWithT(t)
 
 			err := validateNamespaceName(test.value)
@@ -192,6 +201,7 @@ func TestValidateNamespaceName(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestParseNamespacedResourceName(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []struct {
 		name              string
 		value             string
@@ -239,7 +249,9 @@ func TestParseNamespacedResourceName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
+		test := test
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			g := NewWithT(t)
 
 			nsName, err := parseNamespacedResourceName(test.value)
@@ -256,6 +268,7 @@ func TestParseNamespacedResourceName(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestValidateQualifiedName(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []struct {
 		name   string
 		value  string
@@ -304,7 +317,9 @@ func TestValidateQualifiedName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
+		test := test
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			g := NewWithT(t)
 
 			err := validateQualifiedName(test.value)
@@ -318,6 +333,7 @@ func TestValidateQualifiedName(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestValidateURL(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []struct {
 		name   string
 		url    string
@@ -366,7 +382,9 @@ func TestValidateURL(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
+		tc := tc
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			g := NewWithT(t)
 
 			err := validateURL(tc.url)
@@ -380,6 +398,7 @@ func TestValidateURL(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestValidateIP(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []struct {
 		name      string
 		expSubMsg string
@@ -406,7 +425,9 @@ func TestValidateIP(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
+		tc := tc
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			g := NewWithT(t)
 
 			err := validateIP(tc.ip)
@@ -420,6 +441,7 @@ func TestValidateIP(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestValidateEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []struct {
 		name   string
 		endp   string
@@ -473,7 +495,9 @@ func TestValidateEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
+		tc := tc
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			g := NewWithT(t)
 
 			err := validateEndpoint(tc.endp)
@@ -487,6 +511,7 @@ func TestValidateEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestValidatePort(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []struct {
 		name   string
 		port   int
@@ -510,7 +535,9 @@ func TestValidatePort(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
+		tc := tc
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			g := NewWithT(t)
 
 			err := validatePort(tc.port)
@@ -524,6 +551,7 @@ func TestValidatePort(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestEnsureNoPortCollisions(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	g := NewWithT(t)
 
 	g.Expect(ensureNoPortCollisions(9113, 8081)).To(Succeed())