diff --git a/watch/funcs_test.go b/watch/funcs_test.go
index b214707183..6ec781ee20 100644
--- a/watch/funcs_test.go
+++ b/watch/funcs_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 var errBadContent = errors.New("bad content")
 
 func TestKeyWatch(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	a := agent.NewTestAgent(t.Name(), ``)
 	defer a.Shutdown()
 
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ func TestKeyWatch(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestKeyWatch_With_PrefixDelete(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	a := agent.NewTestAgent(t.Name(), ``)
 	defer a.Shutdown()
 
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ func TestKeyWatch_With_PrefixDelete(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestKeyPrefixWatch(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	a := agent.NewTestAgent(t.Name(), ``)
 	defer a.Shutdown()
 
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@ func TestKeyPrefixWatch(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestServicesWatch(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	a := agent.NewTestAgent(t.Name(), ``)
 	defer a.Shutdown()
 
@@ -226,6 +230,7 @@ func TestServicesWatch(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestNodesWatch(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	a := agent.NewTestAgent(t.Name(), ``)
 	defer a.Shutdown()
 
@@ -276,6 +281,7 @@ func TestNodesWatch(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestServiceWatch(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	a := agent.NewTestAgent(t.Name(), ``)
 	defer a.Shutdown()
 
@@ -331,6 +337,7 @@ func TestServiceWatch(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestChecksWatch_State(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	a := agent.NewTestAgent(t.Name(), ``)
 	defer a.Shutdown()
 
@@ -391,6 +398,7 @@ func TestChecksWatch_State(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestChecksWatch_Service(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	a := agent.NewTestAgent(t.Name(), ``)
 	defer a.Shutdown()
 
@@ -456,6 +464,7 @@ func TestChecksWatch_Service(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestEventWatch(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	a := agent.NewTestAgent(t.Name(), ``)
 	defer a.Shutdown()
 
diff --git a/watch/plan_test.go b/watch/plan_test.go
index 4bb7d80389..16e4cfbc21 100644
--- a/watch/plan_test.go
+++ b/watch/plan_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func mustParse(t *testing.T, q string) *Plan {
 }
 
 func TestRun_Stop(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	plan := mustParse(t, `{"type":"noop"}`)
 
 	var expect uint64 = 1
diff --git a/watch/watch_test.go b/watch/watch_test.go
index f4597b46f3..e3dc32ef1d 100644
--- a/watch/watch_test.go
+++ b/watch/watch_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestParseBasic(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	params := makeParams(t, `{"type":"key", "datacenter":"dc2", "token":"12345", "key":"foo"}`)
 	p, err := Parse(params)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ func TestParseBasic(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestParse_exempt(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	params := makeParams(t, `{"type":"key", "key":"foo", "handler": "foobar"}`)
 	p, err := ParseExempt(params, []string{"handler"})
 	if err != nil {