diff --git a/parallel_test.sh b/parallel_test.sh
index 475488f..5bb6261 100755
--- a/parallel_test.sh
+++ b/parallel_test.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -eu
 export DEBUG=superagent-sync,e2e:*
 export DEBUG_COLORS=true
 
-readonly tests=(app-flow-test cloudron-update-test cloudron-user-test new-user-test)
+readonly tests=(app-flow-test cloudron-user-test new-user-test)
 
 # cleanup
 rm -f logs/*
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ for t in "${tests[@]}"; do
     ./node_modules/.bin/mocha "test/${t}.js" > "logs/${t}.log" 2>&1 &
 done
 
+# update test modifies release file, so run it separately
+sleep 20 # wait for the other tests to have created the cloudron
+./node_modules/.bin/mocha "test/cloudron-update-test.js" > "logs/cloudron-update-test.log" 2>&1 &
+
 # wait for tests to finish
 fail=0
 echo "Waiting for jobs to finish"