diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index c025f0d2d..35ac97c0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ defaults:
 
 env:
   BITCOIN_VERSION: "27"
+  
+  TRANCHES: 16
 
   # If you change this value, please change it in the following files as well:
   # /.travis.yml
@@ -275,7 +277,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./scripts/install_bitcoind.sh $BITCOIN_VERSION
 
       - name: run ${{ matrix.name }}
-        run: make itest-parallel ${{ matrix.args }}
+        run: make itest-parallel tranches=${{ env.TRANCHES }} ${{ matrix.args }}
 
       - name: Send coverage
         if: ${{ contains(matrix.args, 'cover=1') }}
@@ -317,7 +319,7 @@ jobs:
           key-prefix: integration-test
 
       - name: run itest
-        run: make itest-parallel windows=1
+        run: make itest-parallel tranches=${{ env.TRANCHES }} windows=1
         
       - name: kill any remaining lnd processes
         if: ${{ failure() }}
@@ -361,7 +363,7 @@ jobs:
           mv bitcoin-${BITCOIN_VERSION}.0 /tmp/bitcoin
 
       - name: run itest
-        run: PATH=$PATH:/tmp/bitcoin/bin make itest-parallel backend=bitcoind
+        run: PATH=$PATH:/tmp/bitcoin/bin make itest-parallel tranches=${{ env.TRANCHES }} backend=bitcoind
 
       - name: Zip log files on failure
         if: ${{ failure() }}