diff --git a/extensions/parallel/options.go b/extensions/parallel/options.go
index c27432d070..40162efd28 100644
--- a/extensions/parallel/options.go
+++ b/extensions/parallel/options.go
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@
 package parallel
 
 type parallelOptions struct {
-	excludedTests []string
+	syncTests []func()
 }
 
 // Option is an option pattern for parallel package
 type Option func(o *parallelOptions)
 
-// WithExcludedTests - set a list of tests to exclude from parallel execution
-func WithExcludedTests(tests []string) Option {
+// WithRunningTestsSynchronously - set a list of tests that should be run synchronously
+func WithRunningTestsSynchronously(tests ...func()) Option {
 	return func(o *parallelOptions) {
-		o.excludedTests = tests
+		o.syncTests = tests
 	}
 }
diff --git a/extensions/parallel/suite.go b/extensions/parallel/suite.go
index d4492469dd..6cb6f5fc2c 100644
--- a/extensions/parallel/suite.go
+++ b/extensions/parallel/suite.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package parallel
 
 import (
 	"reflect"
+	"runtime"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -45,9 +46,9 @@ func Run(t *testing.T, s suite.TestingSuite, options ...Option) {
 		opt(parallelOpts)
 	}
 
-	excludedTestsSet := make(map[string]struct{})
-	for _, test := range parallelOpts.excludedTests {
-		excludedTestsSet[test] = struct{}{}
+	syncedTestsSet := make(map[string]struct{}, len(parallelOpts.syncTests))
+	for _, test := range parallelOpts.syncTests {
+		syncedTestsSet[getFunctionName(test)] = struct{}{}
 	}
 
 	defer recoverAndFailOnPanic(t)
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ func Run(t *testing.T, s suite.TestingSuite, options ...Option) {
 			continue
 		}
 		parallel := true
-		if _, ok := excludedTestsSet[method.Name]; ok {
+		if _, ok := syncedTestsSet[method.Name]; ok {
 			parallel = false
 		}
 
@@ -136,3 +137,10 @@ func newTest(t *testing.T, s suite.TestingSuite, methodFinder reflect.Type, meth
 		},
 	}
 }
+
+func getFunctionName(fn interface{}) string {
+	var rawFnName = runtime.FuncForPC(reflect.ValueOf(fn).Pointer()).Name()
+	var splitFn = func(r rune) bool { return r == '.' || r == '-' }
+	var segments = strings.FieldsFunc(rawFnName, splitFn)
+	return segments[len(segments)-2]
+}
diff --git a/extensions/parallel/suite_test.go b/extensions/parallel/suite_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34f9cc9ad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/parallel/suite_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Pragmagic Inc. and/or its affiliates.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package parallel_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"go.uber.org/goleak"
+
+	"github.com/networkservicemesh/integration-tests/extensions/parallel"
+)
+
+type negativeSuite struct {
+	suite.Suite
+}
+
+func (s *negativeSuite) TestParallel1() {}
+func (s *negativeSuite) TestParallel2() {}
+func (s *negativeSuite) TestParallel3() {}
+
+func (s *negativeSuite) TestSynchronously() {
+	s.Error(goleak.Find())
+}
+
+type positiveSuite struct {
+	suite.Suite
+}
+
+func (s *positiveSuite) TestParallel1() {}
+func (s *positiveSuite) TestParallel2() {}
+func (s *positiveSuite) TestParallel3() {}
+
+func (s *positiveSuite) TestSynchronously() {
+	s.NoError(goleak.Find())
+}
+
+func Test_OptionWithRunningTestsSynchronously_ShouldExcludeTestsFromParallelExecution(t *testing.T) {
+	var s1 = new(negativeSuite)
+	parallel.Run(t, s1)
+	var s2 = new(positiveSuite)
+	parallel.Run(t, s2, parallel.WithRunningTestsSynchronously(s2.TestSynchronously))
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1669f92260..d2b2a36944 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/networkservicemesh/gotestmd v0.0.0-20220628095933-eabbdc09e0dc
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.8.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
+	go.uber.org/goleak v1.1.10
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c6c614152a..978501e8cd 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -40,10 +40,12 @@ golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20190930215403-16217165b5de/go.mod h1:6SW0HCj/g11FgYtHl
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20200302205851-738671d3881b h1:Wh+f8QHJXR411sJR8/vRBTZ7YapZaRvUcLFFJhusH0k=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20200302205851-738671d3881b/go.mod h1:3xt1FjdF8hUf6vQPIChWIBhFzV8gjjsPE/fR3IyQdNY=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.1.1-0.20191105210325-c90efee705ee/go.mod h1:QqPTAvyqsEbceGzBzNggFXnrqF1CaUcvgkdR5Ot7KZg=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.14.0 h1:dGoOF9QVLYng8IHTm7BAyWqCqSheQ5pYWGhzW00YJr0=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190311183353-d8887717615a/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn7q6eTqICYqUVnKs3thJo3Qplg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190404232315-eb5bcb51f2a3/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn7q6eTqICYqUVnKs3thJo3Qplg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190620200207-3b0461eec859/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.5.0 h1:60k92dhOjHxJkrqnwsfl8KuaHbn/5dl0lUPUklKo3qE=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191026070338-33540a1f6037/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=