diff --git a/cmake/modules/TestSuite.cmake b/cmake/modules/TestSuite.cmake
--- a/cmake/modules/TestSuite.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/TestSuite.cmake
@@ -52,10 +52,14 @@
 endmacro()
 
 set(TEST_RUNNER_TEMPLATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../templates/TestRunner.cmake.in")
-function(add_test_runner SUITE NAME EXECUTABLE)
+function(add_test_runner SUITE NAME RUN_SERIAL EXECUTABLE)
 	get_target_from_suite(${SUITE} SUITE_TARGET)
 	set(TARGET "${SUITE_TARGET}-${NAME}")
 
+	if(RUN_SERIAL)
+		set(SHOULD_RUN_SERIAL USES_TERMINAL)
+	endif()
+
 	add_test_custom_target(${TARGET}
 		TEST_COMMAND
 			"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/utils/test_wrapper.sh"
@@ -65,13 +69,16 @@
 			COMMENT "${SUITE}: testing ${NAME}"
 			DEPENDS ${EXECUTABLE}
 			VERBATIM
+			${SHOULD_RUN_SERIAL}
 	)
 	add_dependencies(${SUITE_TARGET} ${TARGET})
 endfunction()
 
 function(add_test_to_suite SUITE NAME)
-	add_executable(${NAME} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${ARGN})
-	add_test_runner(${SUITE} ${NAME} ${NAME})
+	cmake_parse_arguments(ARG "RUN_SERIAL" "" "" ${ARGN})
+
+	add_executable(${NAME} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${ARG_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
+	add_test_runner(${SUITE} ${NAME} ${ARG_RUN_SERIAL} ${NAME})
 
 	get_target_from_suite(${SUITE} TARGET)
 	set_property(
@@ -82,7 +89,7 @@
 
 function(add_boost_unit_tests_to_suite SUITE NAME)
 	cmake_parse_arguments(ARG
-		""
+		"RUN_SERIAL"
 		""
 		"TESTS"
 		${ARGN}
@@ -98,6 +105,7 @@
 		add_test_runner(
 			${SUITE}
 			${_test_name}
+			${ARG_RUN_SERIAL}
 			${NAME} -t "${_test_name}" -l test_suite
 		)
 		set_property(
diff --git a/src/leveldb/CMakeLists.txt b/src/leveldb/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/leveldb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/leveldb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -198,7 +198,11 @@
 	target_link_libraries(leveldb_test_base leveldb)
 
 	function(create_leveldb_test NAME FILES)
-		add_test_to_suite(leveldb ${NAME} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${FILES})
+		add_test_to_suite(leveldb
+			${NAME}
+			RUN_SERIAL
+			${FILES}
+		)
 		target_link_libraries(${NAME} leveldb_test_base)
 	endfunction()
 
diff --git a/src/test/CMakeLists.txt b/src/test/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@
 		add_test_runner(
 			${SUITE_UPGRADE_ACTIVATED}
 			"${_test_name}"
+			OFF # RUN_SERIAL
 			${EXECUTABLE} -t "${_test_name}"
 			# Dec. 1st, 2019 at 00:00:00
 			-- -phononactivationtime=1575158400