diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index a09a10b..a0e2a07 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ jobs:
         run: go vet ./...
       - name: test
         continue-on-error: true
-        run: go test -timeout 5m ./...
+        # -p 1: one package at a time, lower peak disk/memory on small CI pods
+        run: go test -p 1 -timeout 5m ./...