diff --git a/scripts/meta.yaml b/scripts/meta.yaml
index d161154ef..019b7e92f 100644
--- a/scripts/meta.yaml
+++ b/scripts/meta.yaml
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ build:
     - export CC=clang     # [osx]
     - export CXX=clang++  # [osx]
     - cmake -DENABLE_MPI=on -DENABLE_OPENMP=on -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=$PREFIX
-    - make faunus -j2
+    - make faunus
     - cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=$PREFIX # needed to build pyfaunus
-    - make pyfaunus -j2
+    - make pyfaunus
     - make manual_html
     - make usagetips
     - make install
-    - make tests -j2
+    - make unittests
     - ctest --output-on-failure
 
 requirements: