diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 33e10a63d9d..32755865ee3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # Run tests on commits after the last merge commit and before the PR head commit
           # Use clang++, because it is a bit faster and uses less memory than g++
-          git rebase --exec "echo Running test-one-commit on \$( git log -1 ) && CC=clang CXX=clang++ cmake -B build -DWERROR=ON -DWITH_ZMQ=ON -DBUILD_GUI=ON -DBUILD_BENCH=ON -DBUILD_FUZZ_BINARY=ON -DWITH_BDB=ON -DWITH_USDT=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS='-Wno-error=unused-member-function' && cmake --build build -j $(nproc) && ctest --output-on-failure --test-dir build -j $(nproc) && ./build/test/functional/test_runner.py -j $(( $(nproc) * 2 ))" ${{ env.TEST_BASE }}
+          git rebase --exec "echo Running test-one-commit on \$( git log -1 ) && CC=clang CXX=clang++ cmake -B build -DWERROR=ON -DWITH_ZMQ=ON -DBUILD_GUI=ON -DBUILD_BENCH=ON -DBUILD_FUZZ_BINARY=ON -DWITH_BDB=ON -DWITH_USDT=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS='-Wno-error=unused-member-function' && cmake --build build -j $(nproc) && ctest --output-on-failure --stop-on-failure --test-dir build -j $(nproc) && ./build/test/functional/test_runner.py -j $(( $(nproc) * 2 ))" ${{ env.TEST_BASE }}
 
   macos-native-arm64:
     name: 'macOS 14 native, arm64, no depends, sqlite only, gui'
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run test suite
         working-directory: build
         run: |
-          ctest --output-on-failure -j $env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS -C Release
+          ctest --output-on-failure --stop-on-failure -j $env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS -C Release
 
       - name: Run functional tests
         working-directory: build
diff --git a/ci/test/03_test_script.sh b/ci/test/03_test_script.sh
index 40ae0ba4d9d..f9064d177ab 100755
--- a/ci/test/03_test_script.sh
+++ b/ci/test/03_test_script.sh
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ if [ "$RUN_CHECK_DEPS" = "true" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ "$RUN_UNIT_TESTS" = "true" ]; then
-  DIR_UNIT_TEST_DATA="${DIR_UNIT_TEST_DATA}" LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${DEPENDS_DIR}/${HOST}/lib" CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE=ON ctest "${MAKEJOBS}" --timeout $(( TEST_RUNNER_TIMEOUT_FACTOR * 60 ))
+  DIR_UNIT_TEST_DATA="${DIR_UNIT_TEST_DATA}" LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${DEPENDS_DIR}/${HOST}/lib" CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE=ON ctest --stop-on-failure "${MAKEJOBS}" --timeout $(( TEST_RUNNER_TIMEOUT_FACTOR * 60 ))
 fi
 
 if [ "$RUN_UNIT_TESTS_SEQUENTIAL" = "true" ]; then