diff --git a/Gulpfile.js b/Gulpfile.js
index 5d314da7cc..9d206d3bf1 100644
--- a/Gulpfile.js
+++ b/Gulpfile.js
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ task("runtests").flags = {
     "   --shardId": "1-based ID of this shard (default: 1)",
 };
 
-const runTestsParallel = () => runConsoleTests("built/local/run.js", "min", /*runInParallel*/ true, /*watchMode*/ false);
+const runTestsParallel = () => runConsoleTests("built/local/run.js", "min", /*runInParallel*/ cmdLineOptions.workers > 1, /*watchMode*/ false);
 task("runtests-parallel", series(preBuild, preTest, runTestsParallel, postTest));
 task("runtests-parallel").description = "Runs all the tests in parallel using the built run.js file.";
 task("runtests-parallel").flags = {