diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1652f5af4..80b93168a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ plugins {
 
 // BEGIN ALL PROJECTS //
 allprojects {
+    tasks.withType(Test).configureEach {
+        maxParallelForks = Runtime.runtime.availableProcessors().intdiv(2) ?: 1
+        if (!project.hasProperty("createReports")) {
+            reports.html.required = false
+            reports.junitXml.required = false
+        }
+    }
+
     apply plugin: 'java'
 
     sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
@@ -366,4 +374,4 @@ project('kcbq-confluent') {
         }
     }
 }
-// END INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
+// END INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
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