diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8143be4..1abb951 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ script:
           -DBUILD_TESTING=on
           -G "${GENERATOR}" ../src
   - cmake --build . --config ${BUILD_TYPE} --target install
-  - ctest -T test -C ${BUILD_TYPE}
+  - CYCLONEDDS_URI='<CycloneDDS><DDSI2E><Internal><EnableExpensiveChecks>all</EnableExpensiveChecks></Internal></DDSI2E></CycloneDDS>' ctest -T test -C ${BUILD_TYPE}
   - if [ "${USE_SANITIZER}" != "none" ]; then
       CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS="-DCMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS=-fsanitize=${USE_SANITIZER}";
       CMAKE_C_FLAGS="-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=-fsanitize=${USE_SANITIZER}";
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 1d1f034..0c96ec1 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -37,13 +37,14 @@ build_script:
   - cd build
   - conan install -s arch=%ARCH% -s build_type=%CONFIGURATION% ..
   - cmake -DBUILD_TESTING=on -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=%CONFIGURATION% -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%CD%/install -G "%GENERATOR%" ../src
-  - cmake --build . --config %CONFIGURATION% --target install
+  - cmake --build . --config %CONFIGURATION% --target install -- /maxcpucount
   - cd install/share/CycloneDDS/examples/helloworld
   - mkdir build
   - cd build
   - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=%CONFIGURATION% -G "%GENERATOR%" ..
-  - cmake --build . --config %CONFIGURATION%
+  - cmake --build . --config %CONFIGURATION% -- /maxcpucount
   - cd ../../../../../..
 
 test_script:
+  - set "CYCLONEDDS_URI=<CycloneDDS><DDSI2E><Internal><EnableExpensiveChecks>all</EnableExpensiveChecks></Internal></DDSI2E></CycloneDDS>"
   - ctest --test-action test --build-config %CONFIGURATION%