diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1dbf33a0a..6f789c5bf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
     "maildev": "^1.0.0-rc3",
     "marked-man": "^0.4.2",
     "mocha": "^6.0.0",
+    "mocha-parallel-tests": "^2.1.0",
     "nodemon": "^1.18.6",
     "sass-lint": "^1.12.1",
     "source-map-support": "^0.5.0",
diff --git a/scripts/travis.sh b/scripts/travis.sh
index 3557816c8..67d8b5d7e 100755
--- a/scripts/travis.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ elif [ "$1" = "cli" ]; then
     mocha --timeout 5000 --exit --require ts-node/register --bail server/tests/cli/index.ts
 elif [ "$1" = "api-1" ]; then
     npm run build:server
-    mocha --timeout 5000 --exit --require ts-node/register --bail server/tests/api/index-1.ts
+    sh ./server/tests/api/travis-1.sh
 elif [ "$1" = "api-2" ]; then
     npm run build:server
     mocha --timeout 5000 --exit --require ts-node/register --bail server/tests/api/index-2.ts
diff --git a/server/tests/api/index-1.ts b/server/tests/api/index-1.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 75cdd9025..000000000
--- a/server/tests/api/index-1.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-import './check-params'
-import './notifications'
-import './search'
diff --git a/server/tests/api/notifications/index.ts b/server/tests/api/notifications/index.ts
index 95ac8fc51..b573f850e 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/notifications/index.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/notifications/index.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export * from './user-notifications'
+import './user-notifications'
diff --git a/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-video-channels.ts b/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-video-channels.ts
index 4d1ceb767..70a077ffc 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-video-channels.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-video-channels.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { searchVideoChannel } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/search/video-
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
-describe('Test a ActivityPub video channels search', function () {
+describe('Test ActivityPub video channels search', function () {
   let servers: ServerInfo[]
   let userServer2Token: string
   let videoServer2UUID: string
diff --git a/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-videos.ts b/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-videos.ts
index e039961cb..e8e2b5a64 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-videos.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-videos.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { Video, VideoPrivacy } from '../../../../shared/models/videos'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
-describe('Test a ActivityPub videos search', function () {
+describe('Test ActivityPub videos search', function () {
   let servers: ServerInfo[]
   let videoServer1UUID: string
   let videoServer2UUID: string
diff --git a/server/tests/api/search/search-videos.ts b/server/tests/api/search/search-videos.ts
index 1a086b33a..22d3a5951 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/search/search-videos.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/search/search-videos.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
-describe('Test a videos search', function () {
+describe('Test videos search', function () {
   let server: ServerInfo = null
   let startDate: string
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/travis-1.sh b/server/tests/api/travis-1.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4761d2f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests/api/travis-1.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+set -eu
+
+files=$(find server/tests/api/check-params -type f | grep -v index.ts | xargs echo)
+
+MOCHA_PARALLEL=true mocha-parallel-tests --max-parallel 4 --timeout 5000 --exit --require ts-node/register --bail $files
+
+mocha --timeout 5000 --exit --require ts-node/register --bail server/tests/api/notifications/index.ts
+mocha --timeout 5000 --exit --require ts-node/register --bail server/tests/api/search/index.ts
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f2cc0ee05..f2dc8a9ec 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -515,6 +515,11 @@ ansi-regex@^3.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansi-regex/-/ansi-regex-3.0.0.tgz#ed0317c322064f79466c02966bddb605ab37d998"
   integrity sha1-7QMXwyIGT3lGbAKWa922Bas32Zg=
 
+ansi-regex@^4.1.0:
+  version "4.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansi-regex/-/ansi-regex-4.1.0.tgz#8b9f8f08cf1acb843756a839ca8c7e3168c51997"
+  integrity sha512-1apePfXM1UOSqw0o9IiFAovVz9M5S1Dg+4TrDwfMewQ6p/rmMueb7tWZjQ1rx4Loy1ArBggoqGpfqqdI4rondg==
+
 ansi-styles@^2.2.1:
   version "2.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-2.2.1.tgz#b432dd3358b634cf75e1e4664368240533c1ddbe"
@@ -1446,6 +1451,11 @@ circular-json@^0.3.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/circular-json/-/circular-json-0.3.3.tgz#815c99ea84f6809529d2f45791bdf82711352d66"
   integrity sha512-UZK3NBx2Mca+b5LsG7bY183pHWt5Y1xts4P3Pz7ENTwGVnJOUWbRb3ocjvX7hx9tq/yTAdclXm9sZ38gNuem4A==
 
+circular-json@^0.5.9:
+  version "0.5.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/circular-json/-/circular-json-0.5.9.tgz#932763ae88f4f7dead7a0d09c8a51a4743a53b1d"
+  integrity sha512-4ivwqHpIFJZBuhN3g/pEcdbnGUywkBblloGbkglyloVjjR3uT6tieI89MVOfbP2tHX5sgb01FuLgAOzebNlJNQ==
+
 class-utils@^0.3.5:
   version "0.3.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/class-utils/-/class-utils-0.3.6.tgz#f93369ae8b9a7ce02fd41faad0ca83033190c463"
@@ -2322,6 +2332,11 @@ elliptic@=3.0.3:
     hash.js "^1.0.0"
     inherits "^2.0.1"
 
+emoji-regex@^7.0.1:
+  version "7.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-7.0.3.tgz#933a04052860c85e83c122479c4748a8e4c72156"
+  integrity sha512-CwBLREIQ7LvYFB0WyRvwhq5N5qPhc6PMjD6bYggFlI5YyDgl+0vxq5VHbMOFqLg7hfWzmu8T5Z1QofhmTIhItA==
+
 enabled@1.0.x:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/enabled/-/enabled-1.0.2.tgz#965f6513d2c2d1c5f4652b64a2e3396467fc2f93"
@@ -3304,6 +3319,11 @@ get-caller-file@^1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-caller-file/-/get-caller-file-1.0.3.tgz#f978fa4c90d1dfe7ff2d6beda2a515e713bdcf4a"
   integrity sha512-3t6rVToeoZfYSGd8YoLFR2DJkiQrIiUrGcjvFX2mDw3bn6k2OtwHN0TNCLbBO+w8qTvimhDkv+LSscbJY1vE6w==
 
+get-caller-file@^2.0.1:
+  version "2.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-caller-file/-/get-caller-file-2.0.5.tgz#4f94412a82db32f36e3b0b9741f8a97feb031f7e"
+  integrity sha512-DyFP3BM/3YHTQOCUL/w0OZHR0lpKeGrxotcHWcqNEdnltqFwXVfhEBQ94eIo34AfQpo0rGki4cyIiftY06h2Fg==
+
 get-func-name@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-func-name/-/get-func-name-2.0.0.tgz#ead774abee72e20409433a066366023dd6887a41"
@@ -5322,6 +5342,15 @@ mkdirp@0.5.1, mkdirp@0.x.x, "mkdirp@>=0.5 0", mkdirp@^0.5.0, mkdirp@^0.5.1, mkdi
   dependencies:
     minimist "0.0.8"
 
+mocha-parallel-tests@^2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mocha-parallel-tests/-/mocha-parallel-tests-2.1.0.tgz#94ab823b619b129fc347472f97c18595f0870c0e"
+  integrity sha512-NElZRp6T7kpis0mSkviPTwgIU13kkvazmmPPFLl/UqBeJoEjMj9tKz47qMV9kB0txURLoA1Rd/yDYqG1hlsKoA==
+  dependencies:
+    circular-json "^0.5.9"
+    debug "^4.1.1"
+    yargs "^13.2.2"
+
 mocha@^6.0.0:
   version "6.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mocha/-/mocha-6.0.2.tgz#cdc1a6fdf66472c079b5605bac59d29807702d2c"
@@ -6170,7 +6199,7 @@ os-locale@^2.0.0:
     lcid "^1.0.0"
     mem "^1.1.0"
 
-os-locale@^3.0.0:
+os-locale@^3.0.0, os-locale@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/os-locale/-/os-locale-3.1.0.tgz#a802a6ee17f24c10483ab9935719cef4ed16bf1a"
   integrity sha512-Z8l3R4wYWM40/52Z+S265okfFj8Kt2cC2MKY+xNi3kFs+XGI7WXu/I309QQQYbRW4ijiZ+yxs9pqEhJh0DqW3Q==
@@ -7171,6 +7200,11 @@ require-main-filename@^1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/require-main-filename/-/require-main-filename-1.0.1.tgz#97f717b69d48784f5f526a6c5aa8ffdda055a4d1"
   integrity sha1-l/cXtp1IeE9fUmpsWqj/3aBVpNE=
 
+require-main-filename@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/require-main-filename/-/require-main-filename-2.0.0.tgz#d0b329ecc7cc0f61649f62215be69af54aa8989b"
+  integrity sha512-NKN5kMDylKuldxYLSUfrbo5Tuzh4hd+2E8NPPX02mZtn1VuREQToYe/ZdlJy+J3uCpfaiGF05e7B8W0iXbQHmg==
+
 require-uncached@^1.0.2:
   version "1.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/require-uncached/-/require-uncached-1.0.3.tgz#4e0d56d6c9662fd31e43011c4b95aa49955421d3"
@@ -8136,6 +8170,15 @@ string-width@^1.0.1:
     is-fullwidth-code-point "^2.0.0"
     strip-ansi "^4.0.0"
 
+string-width@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-3.1.0.tgz#22767be21b62af1081574306f69ac51b62203961"
+  integrity sha512-vafcv6KjVZKSgz06oM/H6GDBrAtz8vdhQakGjFIvNrHA6y3HCF1CInLy+QLq8dTJPQ1b+KDUqDFctkdRW44e1w==
+  dependencies:
+    emoji-regex "^7.0.1"
+    is-fullwidth-code-point "^2.0.0"
+    strip-ansi "^5.1.0"
+
 string2compact@^1.1.1, string2compact@^1.2.5:
   version "1.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string2compact/-/string2compact-1.3.0.tgz#22d946127b082d1203c51316af60117a337423c3"
@@ -8191,6 +8234,13 @@ strip-ansi@^4.0.0:
   dependencies:
     ansi-regex "^3.0.0"
 
+strip-ansi@^5.1.0:
+  version "5.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-5.2.0.tgz#8c9a536feb6afc962bdfa5b104a5091c1ad9c0ae"
+  integrity sha512-DuRs1gKbBqsMKIZlrffwlug8MHkcnpjs5VPmL1PAh+mA30U0DTotfDZ0d2UUsXpPmPmMMJ6W773MaA3J+lbiWA==
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-regex "^4.1.0"
+
 strip-eof@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-eof/-/strip-eof-1.0.0.tgz#bb43ff5598a6eb05d89b59fcd129c983313606bf"
@@ -9315,6 +9365,14 @@ yargs-parser@11.1.1, yargs-parser@^11.1.1:
     camelcase "^5.0.0"
     decamelize "^1.2.0"
 
+yargs-parser@^13.0.0:
+  version "13.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-13.0.0.tgz#3fc44f3e76a8bdb1cc3602e860108602e5ccde8b"
+  integrity sha512-w2LXjoL8oRdRQN+hOyppuXs+V/fVAYtpcrRxZuF7Kt/Oc+Jr2uAcVntaUTNT6w5ihoWfFDpNY8CPx1QskxZ/pw==
+  dependencies:
+    camelcase "^5.0.0"
+    decamelize "^1.2.0"
+
 yargs-parser@^8.0.0:
   version "8.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-8.1.0.tgz#f1376a33b6629a5d063782944da732631e966950"
@@ -9374,6 +9432,23 @@ yargs@^11.0.0:
     y18n "^3.2.1"
     yargs-parser "^9.0.2"
 
+yargs@^13.2.2:
+  version "13.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-13.2.2.tgz#0c101f580ae95cea7f39d927e7770e3fdc97f993"
+  integrity sha512-WyEoxgyTD3w5XRpAQNYUB9ycVH/PQrToaTXdYXRdOXvEy1l19br+VJsc0vcO8PTGg5ro/l/GY7F/JMEBmI0BxA==
+  dependencies:
+    cliui "^4.0.0"
+    find-up "^3.0.0"
+    get-caller-file "^2.0.1"
+    os-locale "^3.1.0"
+    require-directory "^2.1.1"
+    require-main-filename "^2.0.0"
+    set-blocking "^2.0.0"
+    string-width "^3.0.0"
+    which-module "^2.0.0"
+    y18n "^4.0.0"
+    yargs-parser "^13.0.0"
+
 yeast@0.1.2:
   version "0.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yeast/-/yeast-0.1.2.tgz#008e06d8094320c372dbc2f8ed76a0ca6c8ac419"