diff --git a/test/test-utils/index.ts b/test/test-utils/index.ts
index 90e69feb8..d96cf9c37 100644
--- a/test/test-utils/index.ts
+++ b/test/test-utils/index.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ export async function runVitest(
         NO_COLOR: 'true',
         ...rest.env,
       },
+
+      // Test cases are already run with multiple forks/threads
+      maxWorkers: 1,
+      minWorkers: 1,
     }, {
       ...viteOverrides,
       server: {
@@ -147,7 +151,7 @@ interface CliOptions extends Partial<Options> {
   earlyReturn?: boolean
 }
 
-export async function runCli(command: string, _options?: CliOptions | string, ...args: string[]) {
+async function runCli(command: 'vitest' | 'vite-node', _options?: CliOptions | string, ...args: string[]) {
   let options = _options
 
   if (typeof _options === 'string') {
@@ -155,6 +159,11 @@ export async function runCli(command: string, _options?: CliOptions | string, ..
     options = undefined
   }
 
+  if (command === 'vitest') {
+    args.push('--maxWorkers=1')
+    args.push('--minWorkers=1')
+  }
+
   const subprocess = x(command, args, options as Options).process!
   const cli = new Cli({
     stdin: subprocess.stdin!,