diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 43feefd4ae..55442f0cac 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1578,16 +1578,12 @@ shotgun:dot:
   when: delayed
   start_in: 5 minutes
 
-# Parallel build in the "make" step is avoided since multiple jobs can be
-# executed concurrently on the same runner. This may present problems when one
-# job runs a performance-sensitive task of replying to queries while another
-# takes all cores to build BIND.
-.stress: &stress_job
+.stress-test: &stress_test
   stage: performance
   script:
     - *configure
     - *setup_interfaces
-    - make -k all V=1
+    - make -j${BUILD_PARALLEL_JOBS:-1} -k all V=1
     - make DESTDIR="${INSTALL_PATH}" install
     - git clone --depth 1 https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/bind9-qa.git
     - cd bind9-qa/stress
@@ -1595,6 +1591,119 @@ shotgun:dot:
   needs:
     - job: autoreconf
       artifacts: true
+
+.stress-test-short: &stress_test_short_job
+  <<: *stress_test
+  only:
+    - merge_requests
+
+stress:short:authoritative:fedora:39:amd64:
+  <<: *fedora_39_amd64_image
+  <<: *linux_amd64
+  <<: *stress_test_short_job
+  variables:
+    CC: gcc
+    CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
+    FLAME: /usr/bin/flame
+    MODE: authoritative
+    RATE: 10000
+    RUN_TIME: 15
+
+stress:short:recursive:fedora:39:amd64:
+  <<: *fedora_39_amd64_image
+  <<: *linux_amd64
+  <<: *stress_test_short_job
+  variables:
+    CC: gcc
+    CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
+    FLAME: /usr/bin/flame
+    MODE: recursive
+    RATE: 10000
+    RUN_TIME: 15
+
+stress:short:rpz:fedora:39:amd64:
+  <<: *fedora_39_amd64_image
+  <<: *linux_amd64
+  <<: *stress_test_short_job
+  variables:
+    CC: gcc
+    CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
+    FLAME: /usr/bin/flame
+    MODE: rpz
+    RATE: 1500
+    RUN_TIME: 15
+
+stress:short:authoritative:fedora:39:arm64:
+  <<: *fedora_39_arm64_image
+  <<: *linux_arm64
+  <<: *stress_test_short_job
+  variables:
+    CC: gcc
+    CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
+    FLAME: /usr/bin/flame
+    MODE: authoritative
+    RATE: 10000
+    RUN_TIME: 15
+
+stress:short:recursive:fedora:39:arm64:
+  <<: *fedora_39_arm64_image
+  <<: *linux_arm64
+  <<: *stress_test_short_job
+  variables:
+    CC: gcc
+    CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
+    FLAME: /usr/bin/flame
+    MODE: recursive
+    RATE: 10000
+    RUN_TIME: 15
+
+stress:short:rpz:fedora:39:arm64:
+  <<: *fedora_39_arm64_image
+  <<: *linux_arm64
+  <<: *stress_test_short_job
+  variables:
+    CC: gcc
+    CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
+    FLAME: /usr/bin/flame
+    MODE: rpz
+    RATE: 1500
+    RUN_TIME: 15
+
+stress:short:authoritative:freebsd13:amd64:
+  <<: *freebsd_stress_amd64
+  <<: *stress_test_short_job
+  variables:
+    CC: clang
+    CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
+    FLAME: /usr/local/bin/flame
+    MODE: authoritative
+    RATE: 10000
+    RUN_TIME: 15
+
+stress:short:recursive:freebsd13:amd64:
+  <<: *freebsd_stress_amd64
+  <<: *stress_test_short_job
+  variables:
+    CC: clang
+    CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
+    FLAME: /usr/local/bin/flame
+    MODE: recursive
+    RATE: 10000
+    RUN_TIME: 15
+
+stress:short:rpz:freebsd13:amd64:
+  <<: *freebsd_stress_amd64
+  <<: *stress_test_short_job
+  variables:
+    CC: clang
+    CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
+    FLAME: /usr/local/bin/flame
+    MODE: rpz
+    RATE: 1500
+    RUN_TIME: 15
+
+.stress-test-long: &stress_test_long_job
+  <<: *stress_test
   artifacts:
     untracked: true
     expire_in: "1 week"
@@ -1604,14 +1713,14 @@ shotgun:dot:
 stress:authoritative:fedora:39:amd64:
   <<: *fedora_39_amd64_image
   <<: *linux_amd64
-  <<: *stress_job
+  <<: *stress_test_long_job
   variables:
     CC: gcc
     CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
     FLAME: /usr/bin/flame
     MODE: authoritative
     RATE: 10000
-    RUN_TIME: 1
+    RUN_TIME: 60
   only:
     variables:
       - $CI_COMMIT_TAG || ($BIND_STRESS_TEST_OS =~ /linux/i && $BIND_STRESS_TEST_MODE =~ /authoritative/i && $BIND_STRESS_TEST_ARCH =~ /amd64/i)
@@ -1619,14 +1728,14 @@ stress:authoritative:fedora:39:amd64:
 stress:recursive:fedora:39:amd64:
   <<: *fedora_39_amd64_image
   <<: *linux_amd64
-  <<: *stress_job
+  <<: *stress_test_long_job
   variables:
     CC: gcc
     CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
     FLAME: /usr/bin/flame
     MODE: recursive
     RATE: 10000
-    RUN_TIME: 1
+    RUN_TIME: 60
   only:
     variables:
       - $CI_COMMIT_TAG || ($BIND_STRESS_TEST_OS =~ /linux/i && $BIND_STRESS_TEST_MODE =~ /recursive/i && $BIND_STRESS_TEST_ARCH =~ /amd64/i)
@@ -1634,14 +1743,14 @@ stress:recursive:fedora:39:amd64:
 stress:rpz:fedora:39:amd64:
   <<: *fedora_39_amd64_image
   <<: *linux_amd64
-  <<: *stress_job
+  <<: *stress_test_long_job
   variables:
     CC: gcc
     CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
     FLAME: /usr/bin/flame
     MODE: rpz
     RATE: 1500
-    RUN_TIME: 1
+    RUN_TIME: 60
   only:
     variables:
       - $CI_COMMIT_TAG || ($BIND_STRESS_TEST_OS =~ /linux/i && $BIND_STRESS_TEST_MODE =~ /rpz/i && $BIND_STRESS_TEST_ARCH =~ /amd64/i)
@@ -1649,14 +1758,14 @@ stress:rpz:fedora:39:amd64:
 stress:authoritative:fedora:39:arm64:
   <<: *fedora_39_arm64_image
   <<: *linux_arm64
-  <<: *stress_job
+  <<: *stress_test_long_job
   variables:
     CC: gcc
     CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
     FLAME: /usr/bin/flame
     MODE: authoritative
     RATE: 10000
-    RUN_TIME: 1
+    RUN_TIME: 60
   only:
     variables:
       - $CI_COMMIT_TAG || ($BIND_STRESS_TEST_OS =~ /linux/i && $BIND_STRESS_TEST_MODE =~ /authoritative/i && $BIND_STRESS_TEST_ARCH =~ /arm64/i)
@@ -1664,14 +1773,14 @@ stress:authoritative:fedora:39:arm64:
 stress:recursive:fedora:39:arm64:
   <<: *fedora_39_arm64_image
   <<: *linux_arm64
-  <<: *stress_job
+  <<: *stress_test_long_job
   variables:
     CC: gcc
     CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
     FLAME: /usr/bin/flame
     MODE: recursive
     RATE: 10000
-    RUN_TIME: 1
+    RUN_TIME: 60
   only:
     variables:
       - $CI_COMMIT_TAG || ($BIND_STRESS_TEST_OS =~ /linux/i && $BIND_STRESS_TEST_MODE =~ /recursive/i && $BIND_STRESS_TEST_ARCH =~ /arm64/i)
@@ -1679,56 +1788,56 @@ stress:recursive:fedora:39:arm64:
 stress:rpz:fedora:39:arm64:
   <<: *fedora_39_arm64_image
   <<: *linux_arm64
-  <<: *stress_job
+  <<: *stress_test_long_job
   variables:
     CC: gcc
     CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
     FLAME: /usr/bin/flame
     MODE: rpz
     RATE: 1500
-    RUN_TIME: 1
+    RUN_TIME: 60
   only:
     variables:
       - $CI_COMMIT_TAG || ($BIND_STRESS_TEST_OS =~ /linux/i && $BIND_STRESS_TEST_MODE =~ /rpz/i && $BIND_STRESS_TEST_ARCH =~ /arm64/i)
 
 stress:authoritative:freebsd13:amd64:
   <<: *freebsd_stress_amd64
-  <<: *stress_job
+  <<: *stress_test_long_job
   variables:
     CC: clang
     CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
     FLAME: /usr/local/bin/flame
     MODE: authoritative
     RATE: 10000
-    RUN_TIME: 1
+    RUN_TIME: 60
   only:
     variables:
       - $CI_COMMIT_TAG || ($BIND_STRESS_TEST_OS =~ /freebsd/i && $BIND_STRESS_TEST_MODE =~ /authoritative/i && $BIND_STRESS_TEST_ARCH =~ /amd64/i)
 
 stress:recursive:freebsd13:amd64:
   <<: *freebsd_stress_amd64
-  <<: *stress_job
+  <<: *stress_test_long_job
   variables:
     CC: clang
     CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
     FLAME: /usr/local/bin/flame
     MODE: recursive
     RATE: 10000
-    RUN_TIME: 1
+    RUN_TIME: 60
   only:
     variables:
       - $CI_COMMIT_TAG || ($BIND_STRESS_TEST_OS =~ /freebsd/i && $BIND_STRESS_TEST_MODE =~ /recursive/i && $BIND_STRESS_TEST_ARCH =~ /amd64/i)
 
 stress:rpz:freebsd13:amd64:
   <<: *freebsd_stress_amd64
-  <<: *stress_job
+  <<: *stress_test_long_job
   variables:
     CC: clang
     CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -Og"
     FLAME: /usr/local/bin/flame
     MODE: rpz
     RATE: 1500
-    RUN_TIME: 1
+    RUN_TIME: 60
   only:
     variables:
       - $CI_COMMIT_TAG || ($BIND_STRESS_TEST_OS =~ /freebsd/i && $BIND_STRESS_TEST_MODE =~ /rpz/i && $BIND_STRESS_TEST_ARCH =~ /amd64/i)