diff --git a/bdb/keys_test.go b/bdb/keys_test.go
index f015796..b410073 100644
--- a/bdb/keys_test.go
+++ b/bdb/keys_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ func TestSQLColDefinitions(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestTypes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	defs := SQLColumnDefs{
 		{Type: "thing1"},
 		{Type: "thing2"},
@@ -47,6 +49,8 @@ func TestTypes(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestNames(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	defs := SQLColumnDefs{
 		{Name: "thing1"},
 		{Name: "thing2"},
diff --git a/boil/hooks_test.go b/boil/hooks_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e505d6..0000000
--- a/boil/hooks_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-package boil
diff --git a/boil/reflect_test.go b/boil/reflect_test.go
index 6409887..b29f4e4 100644
--- a/boil/reflect_test.go
+++ b/boil/reflect_test.go
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ func TestBindPtrs_Ignore(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGetStructValues(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
+
 	timeThing := time.Now()
 	o := struct {
 		TitleThing string
diff --git a/imports_test.go b/imports_test.go
index dcd27cf..79863fa 100644
--- a/imports_test.go
+++ b/imports_test.go
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ func TestImportsSort(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCombineTypeImports(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	imports1 := imports{
 		standard: importList{
 			`"errors"`,
diff --git a/output_test.go b/output_test.go
index a19ca6f..eb4f772 100644
--- a/output_test.go
+++ b/output_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ func nopCloser(w io.Writer) io.WriteCloser {
 }
 
 func TestOutHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	// t.Parallel() cannot be used
+
 	// set the function pointer back to its original value
 	// after we modify it for the test
 	saveTestHarnessFileOpen := testHarnessFileOpen
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ func TestOutHandler(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestOutHandlerFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	// t.Parallel() cannot be used
+
 	saveTestHarnessFileOpen := testHarnessFileOpen
 	defer func() {
 		testHarnessFileOpen = saveTestHarnessFileOpen