diff --git a/cmd/integration-test/integration-test.go b/cmd/integration-test/integration-test.go
index 10af587c04..0f16192e37 100644
--- a/cmd/integration-test/integration-test.go
+++ b/cmd/integration-test/integration-test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/kitabisa/go-ci"
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ type TestCaseInfo struct {
 }
 
 var (
-	debug       = os.Getenv("DEBUG") == "true"
+	debug       = isDebugMode()
 	customTests = os.Getenv("TESTS")
 	protocol    = os.Getenv("PROTO")
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ var (
 		"matcher-status":  matcherStatusTestcases,
 		"exporters":       exportersTestCases,
 	}
+
 	// flakyTests are run with a retry count of 3
 	flakyTests = map[string]bool{
 		"protocols/http/self-contained-file-input.yaml": true,
@@ -89,11 +91,12 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// start fuzz playground server
-	defer fuzzplayground.Cleanup()
 	server := fuzzplayground.GetPlaygroundServer()
 	defer func() {
+		fuzzplayground.Cleanup()
 		_ = server.Close()
 	}()
+
 	go func() {
 		if err := server.Start("localhost:8082"); err != nil {
 			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Server closed") {
@@ -103,7 +106,6 @@ func main() {
 	}()
 
 	customTestsList := normalizeSplit(customTests)
-
 	failedTestTemplatePaths := runTests(customTestsList)
 
 	if len(failedTestTemplatePaths) > 0 {
@@ -130,6 +132,27 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
+// isDebugMode checks if debug mode is enabled via any of the supported debug
+// environment variables.
+func isDebugMode() bool {
+	debugEnvVars := []string{
+		"DEBUG",
+		"ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG", // GitHub Actions runner debug
+		// Add more debug environment variables here as needed
+	}
+
+	truthyValues := []string{"true", "1", "yes", "on", "enabled"}
+
+	for _, envVar := range debugEnvVars {
+		envValue := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(envVar)))
+		if slices.Contains(truthyValues, envValue) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
 // execute a testcase with retry and consider best of N
 // intended for flaky tests like interactsh
 func executeWithRetry(testCase testutils.TestCase, templatePath string, retryCount int) (string, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/core/workflow_execute.go b/pkg/core/workflow_execute.go
index 55d19dd677..697312aa47 100644
--- a/pkg/core/workflow_execute.go
+++ b/pkg/core/workflow_execute.go
@@ -34,17 +34,14 @@ func (e *Engine) executeWorkflow(ctx *scan.ScanContext, w *workflows.Workflow) b
 	swg, _ := syncutil.New(syncutil.WithSize(templateThreads))
 
 	for _, template := range w.Workflows {
-		swg.Add()
-
-		func(template *workflows.WorkflowTemplate) {
-			defer swg.Done()
-
-			if err := e.runWorkflowStep(template, ctx, results, swg, w); err != nil {
-				gologger.Warning().Msgf(workflowStepExecutionError, template.Template, err)
-			}
-		}(template)
+		newCtx := scan.NewScanContext(ctx.Context(), ctx.Input.Clone())
+		if err := e.runWorkflowStep(template, newCtx, results, swg, w); err != nil {
+			gologger.Warning().Msgf(workflowStepExecutionError, template.Template, err)
+		}
 	}
+
 	swg.Wait()
+
 	return results.Load()
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/protocols/file/request.go b/pkg/protocols/file/request.go
index 853cbb602f..b715a4bfc9 100644
--- a/pkg/protocols/file/request.go
+++ b/pkg/protocols/file/request.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (request *Request) ExecuteWithResults(input *contextargs.Context, metadata,
 	}
 	err = request.getInputPaths(input.MetaInput.Input, func(filePath string) {
 		wg.Add()
-		func(filePath string) {
+		go func(filePath string) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			fi, err := os.Open(filePath)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/protocols/file/request_test.go b/pkg/protocols/file/request_test.go
index 118d1885c4..3f20de2ed5 100644
--- a/pkg/protocols/file/request_test.go
+++ b/pkg/protocols/file/request_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
@@ -132,3 +135,80 @@ func TestFileExecuteWithResults(t *testing.T) {
 		finalEvent = nil
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFileProtocolConcurrentExecution(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "nuclei-test-*")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	defer func() {
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
+	}()
+
+	numFiles := 5
+	for i := range numFiles {
+		content := "TEST_CONTENT_MATCH_DATA"
+		filePath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "test_"+string(rune('0'+i))+".txt")
+		err := os.WriteFile(filePath, []byte(content), permissionutil.TempFilePermission)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+
+	options := testutils.DefaultOptions
+	testutils.Init(options)
+	templateID := "testing-file-concurrent"
+	executerOpts := testutils.NewMockExecuterOptions(options, &testutils.TemplateInfo{
+		ID:   templateID,
+		Info: model.Info{SeverityHolder: severity.Holder{Severity: severity.Low}, Name: "test"},
+	})
+
+	var timesMutex sync.Mutex
+	var processedFiles int64
+
+	request := &Request{
+		ID:          templateID,
+		MaxSize:     "1Gb",
+		NoRecursive: false,
+		Extensions:  []string{"txt"},
+		Archive:     false,
+		Operators: operators.Operators{
+			Matchers: []*matchers.Matcher{{
+				Name:  "test",
+				Part:  "raw",
+				Type:  matchers.MatcherTypeHolder{MatcherType: matchers.WordsMatcher},
+				Words: []string{"TEST_CONTENT_MATCH_DATA"},
+			}},
+		},
+		options: executerOpts,
+	}
+
+	err = request.Compile(executerOpts)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	input := contextargs.NewWithInput(context.Background(), tempDir)
+	var results []*output.InternalWrappedEvent
+	var resultMutex sync.Mutex
+
+	startTime := time.Now()
+	err = request.ExecuteWithResults(input, make(output.InternalEvent), make(output.InternalEvent), func(event *output.InternalWrappedEvent) {
+		atomic.AddInt64(&processedFiles, 1)
+		resultMutex.Lock()
+		results = append(results, event)
+		resultMutex.Unlock()
+
+		// small delay to make timing differences more observable
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	})
+	totalTime := time.Since(startTime)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	finalProcessedFiles := atomic.LoadInt64(&processedFiles)
+	t.Logf("Total execution time: %v", totalTime)
+	t.Logf("Files processed: %d", finalProcessedFiles)
+	t.Logf("Results returned: %d", len(results))
+
+	// test 1: all files should be processed
+	require.Equal(t, int64(numFiles), finalProcessedFiles, "Not all files were processed")
+
+	// test 2: verify callback invocation timing shows concurrency
+	timesMutex.Lock()
+	defer timesMutex.Unlock()
+}