diff --git a/bitbucket-pipelines.yml b/bitbucket-pipelines.yml
index 33204aea2..8a8d5dd14 100644
--- a/bitbucket-pipelines.yml
+++ b/bitbucket-pipelines.yml
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ pipelines:
           - mkdir build
           - cd build
           - cmake -DGTSAM_USE_SYSTEM_EIGEN=ON -DGTSAM_USE_EIGEN_MKL=OFF .. 
-          - make
-          - make check
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+          - make -j4
+          - make -j4 check
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