diff --git a/test/e2e-tests.sh b/test/e2e-tests.sh
index b617f92a891..b26240e7f62 100755
--- a/test/e2e-tests.sh
+++ b/test/e2e-tests.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function run_e2e() {
   # and they cause a lot of noise in the logs, making it harder to debug integration
   # test failures.
   if [ "${RUN_YAML_TESTS}" == "true" ]; then
-    go_test_e2e -mod=readonly -tags=examples -timeout=20m ./test/ || failed=1
+    go_test_e2e -parallel=4 -mod=readonly -tags=examples -timeout=20m ./test/ || failed=1
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/test/kaniko_task_test.go b/test/kaniko_task_test.go
index 8527621310d..b041c666c54 100644
--- a/test/kaniko_task_test.go
+++ b/test/kaniko_task_test.go
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   taskRef:
     name: %s
-  timeout: 2m
+  timeout: 5m
   resources:
     inputs:
     - name: gitsource
diff --git a/test/v1alpha1/kaniko_task_test.go b/test/v1alpha1/kaniko_task_test.go
index 1ee91c1f46f..b483b716440 100644
--- a/test/v1alpha1/kaniko_task_test.go
+++ b/test/v1alpha1/kaniko_task_test.go
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   taskRef:
     name: %s
-  timeout: 2m
+  timeout: 5m
   inputs:
     resources:
     - name: gitsource