diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/test-go.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/test-go.yml
index 3906148b..60b0ce60 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/test-go.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/test-go.yml
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ jobs:
           for i in $(seq 1 60); do (echo > "/dev/tcp/${PG_IP}/5432") 2>/dev/null && break; sleep 2; done
 
           # Apply embedded migrations to the fresh test DB, then run the
-          # full suite (no -short → integration tests execute).
+          # full suite (no -short → integration tests execute). -p 1:
+          # every integration package TRUNCATEs the one shared test DB;
+          # concurrent package binaries → TRUNCATE deadlocks. Serialize
+          # package execution (the documented local invocation too).
           MINSTREL_DATABASE_URL="$MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL" go run ./cmd/minstrel migrate
-          go test -race ./...
+          go test -p 1 -race ./...
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9799d2ff..fa1e2e04 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ test-short:
 test-integration:
 	docker compose up -d postgres
 	-docker compose exec -T postgres createdb -U minstrel minstrel_test
-	MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL=postgres://minstrel:minstrel@localhost:5432/minstrel_test?sslmode=disable go test -race ./...
+	# -p 1: integration packages share one test DB and each TRUNCATEs it;
+	# concurrent package binaries deadlock on TRUNCATE. Serialize packages.
+	MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL=postgres://minstrel:minstrel@localhost:5432/minstrel_test?sslmode=disable go test -p 1 -race ./...
 
 lint:
 	golangci-lint run ./...