diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index 7e42a115b4..135c6b6032 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.build.outcome == 'success' && (success() || failure())
         run: ../ci/tests/run-core-tests.sh
         working-directory: build
+        env:
+          NANO_LOG_STATS: 1
+          NANO_LOG: debug
 
       - name: RPC Tests
         if: steps.build.outcome == 'success' && (success() || failure())
@@ -81,6 +84,9 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.build.outcome == 'success' && (success() || failure())
         run: ../ci/tests/run-core-tests.sh
         working-directory: build
+        env:
+          NANO_LOG_STATS: 1
+          NANO_LOG: debug
 
       - name: RPC Tests
         if: steps.build.outcome == 'success' && (success() || failure())
@@ -132,6 +138,9 @@ jobs:
         run: ../ci/tests/run-core-tests.sh
         working-directory: build
         shell: bash
+        env:
+          NANO_LOG_STATS: 1
+          NANO_LOG: debug
 
       - name: RPC Tests
         if: steps.build.outcome == 'success' && (success() || failure())
diff --git a/ci/tests/run-gtest-parallel.sh b/ci/tests/run-gtest-parallel.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..022f9c70f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/tests/run-gtest-parallel.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/common.sh"
+
+executable=$1
+if [ -z "${executable-}" ]; then
+    echo "Executable not specified"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+shift
+
+# Get the project root directory (2 levels up from ci/tests)
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/../.." && pwd)"
+GTEST_PARALLEL="${PROJECT_ROOT}/submodules/gtest-parallel/gtest-parallel"
+
+if [ -f "${GTEST_PARALLEL}" ]; then
+    echo "Running tests with gtest-parallel for executable: ${executable}"
+    "${GTEST_PARALLEL}" "${executable}" --worker=1 "$@"
+    test_status=$?
+else
+    echo "gtest-parallel not found at ${GTEST_PARALLEL}, running tests directly for executable: ${executable}"
+    "${executable}" "$@"
+    test_status=$?
+fi
+
+# Return the original test exit status
+exit $test_status
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/tests/run-tests.sh b/ci/tests/run-tests.sh
index 7f48962359..c322bba26c 100755
--- a/ci/tests/run-tests.sh
+++ b/ci/tests/run-tests.sh
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ case "$(uname -s)" in
         ;;
 esac
 
-# Run the test
 shift
 executable=./${target}$(get_exec_extension)
-"${executable}" "$@"
+
+# Run the test using gtest-parallel helper
+"$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/run-gtest-parallel.sh" "${executable}" "$@"
 status=$?
 
 if [ $status -ne 0 ]; then