diff --git a/ci/test_wheel_cudf.sh b/ci/test_wheel_cudf.sh
index 28ded2f8e0f..a701bfe15e0 100755
--- a/ci/test_wheel_cudf.sh
+++ b/ci/test_wheel_cudf.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ rapids-logger "pytest pylibcudf"
 pushd python/pylibcudf/pylibcudf/tests
 python -m pytest \
   --cache-clear \
+  --numprocesses=8 \
   --dist=worksteal \
   .
 popd
diff --git a/ci/test_wheel_dask_cudf.sh b/ci/test_wheel_dask_cudf.sh
index 0d39807d56c..361a42ccda9 100755
--- a/ci/test_wheel_dask_cudf.sh
+++ b/ci/test_wheel_dask_cudf.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ pushd python/dask_cudf/dask_cudf
 DASK_DATAFRAME__QUERY_PLANNING=True python -m pytest \
   --junitxml="${RAPIDS_TESTS_DIR}/junit-dask-cudf.xml" \
   --numprocesses=8 \
+  --dist=worksteal \
   .
 popd
 
@@ -50,5 +51,6 @@ pushd python/dask_cudf/dask_cudf
 DASK_DATAFRAME__QUERY_PLANNING=False python -m pytest \
   --junitxml="${RAPIDS_TESTS_DIR}/junit-dask-cudf-legacy.xml" \
   --numprocesses=8 \
+  --dist=worksteal \
   .
 popd
diff --git a/python/cudf/benchmarks/pytest.ini b/python/cudf/benchmarks/pytest.ini
index db24415ef9e..187d91996b2 100644
--- a/python/cudf/benchmarks/pytest.ini
+++ b/python/cudf/benchmarks/pytest.ini
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ python_classes = Bench
 python_functions = bench_*
 markers =
     pandas_incompatible: mark a benchmark that cannot be run with pandas
+addopts = --tb=native
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/pytest.ini b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/pytest.ini
index 2136bca0e28..8a594794fac 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/pytest.ini
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ filterwarnings =
     ignore:Passing a BlockManager to DataFrame is deprecated:DeprecationWarning
     # PerformanceWarning from cupy warming up the JIT cache
     ignore:Jitify is performing a one-time only warm-up to populate the persistent cache:cupy._util.PerformanceWarning
+addopts = --tb=native
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf_pandas_tests/third_party_integration_tests/tests/pytest.ini b/python/cudf/cudf_pandas_tests/third_party_integration_tests/tests/pytest.ini
index 817d98e6ba2..98459035298 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf_pandas_tests/third_party_integration_tests/tests/pytest.ini
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf_pandas_tests/third_party_integration_tests/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
 [pytest]
 xfail_strict=true
 markers=
@@ -5,3 +7,4 @@ markers=
     xfail_gold: this test is expected to fail in the gold pass
     xfail_cudf_pandas: this test is expected to fail in the cudf_pandas pass
     xfail_compare: this test is expected to fail in the comparison pass
+addopts = --tb=native
diff --git a/python/cudf_kafka/cudf_kafka/tests/pytest.ini b/python/cudf_kafka/cudf_kafka/tests/pytest.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b0a9f29fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/cudf_kafka/cudf_kafka/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
+[pytest]
+addopts = --tb=native
diff --git a/python/cudf_polars/tests/pytest.ini b/python/cudf_polars/tests/pytest.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b0a9f29fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/cudf_polars/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
+[pytest]
+addopts = --tb=native
diff --git a/python/custreamz/custreamz/tests/pytest.ini b/python/custreamz/custreamz/tests/pytest.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b0a9f29fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/custreamz/custreamz/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
+[pytest]
+addopts = --tb=native
diff --git a/python/dask_cudf/dask_cudf/tests/pytest.ini b/python/dask_cudf/dask_cudf/tests/pytest.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b0a9f29fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/dask_cudf/dask_cudf/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
+[pytest]
+addopts = --tb=native
diff --git a/python/pylibcudf/pylibcudf/tests/pytest.ini b/python/pylibcudf/pylibcudf/tests/pytest.ini
index 1761c0f011c..f572f85ca49 100644
--- a/python/pylibcudf/pylibcudf/tests/pytest.ini
+++ b/python/pylibcudf/pylibcudf/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ filterwarnings =
     error
     ignore:::.*xdist.*
     ignore:::.*pytest.*
+addopts = --tb=native