diff --git a/application/server/parallelization_test.go b/application/server/parallelization_test.go
index 9b9546243..c37323f74 100644
--- a/application/server/parallelization_test.go
+++ b/application/server/parallelization_test.go
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ func Test_Concurrent_CLI_Runs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
 
+	setUniqueCliPath(t, c)
+
 	clientParams := types.InitializeParams{
 		WorkspaceFolders: workspaceFolders,
 		InitializationOptions: types.Settings{
diff --git a/application/server/server_smoke_test.go b/application/server/server_smoke_test.go
index a400fb3ba..ffb59ef3a 100644
--- a/application/server/server_smoke_test.go
+++ b/application/server/server_smoke_test.go
@@ -719,8 +719,7 @@ func prepareInitParams(t *testing.T, cloneTargetDir string, c *config.Config) ty
 		Uri:  uri.PathToUri(cloneTargetDir),
 	}
 
-	discovery := install.Discovery{}
-	c.CliSettings().SetPath(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), discovery.ExecutableName(false)))
+	setUniqueCliPath(t, c)
 
 	clientParams := types.InitializeParams{
 		WorkspaceFolders: []types.WorkspaceFolder{folder},
@@ -742,6 +741,11 @@ func prepareInitParams(t *testing.T, cloneTargetDir string, c *config.Config) ty
 	return clientParams
 }
 
+func setUniqueCliPath(t *testing.T, c *config.Config) {
+	discovery := install.Discovery{}
+	c.CliSettings().SetPath(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), discovery.ExecutableName(false)))
+}
+
 func checkFeatureFlagStatus(t *testing.T, c *config.Config, loc *server.Local) {
 	t.Helper()
 	// only check on mt-us