diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4d8d28c..ef897bb 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -166,8 +166,18 @@ script:
           -DBUILD_TESTING=on
           -DWERROR=on
           -G "${GENERATOR}" ..
-  - ${SCAN_BUILD} cmake --build . --config ${BUILD_TYPE} --target install
-  - CYCLONEDDS_URI='<CycloneDDS><DDSI2E><Internal><EnableExpensiveChecks>all</EnableExpensiveChecks></Internal></DDSI2E></CycloneDDS>' ctest -T test -C ${BUILD_TYPE}
+  - case "${GENERATOR}" in
+      "Unix Makefiles")
+        ${SCAN_BUILD} cmake --build . --config ${BUILD_TYPE} --target install -- -j 4
+        ;;
+      "Visual Studio "*)
+        ${SCAN_BUILD} cmake --build . --config ${BUILD_TYPE} --target install -- -nologo -verbosity:minimal -maxcpucount -p:CL_MPCount=2
+        ;;
+      *)
+        ${SCAN_BUILD} cmake --build . --config ${BUILD_TYPE} --target install
+        ;;
+    esac
+  - CYCLONEDDS_URI='<CycloneDDS><DDSI2E><Internal><EnableExpensiveChecks>all</EnableExpensiveChecks></Internal></DDSI2E></CycloneDDS>' ctest -j 4 --output-on-failure -T test -C ${BUILD_TYPE}
   - if [ "${ASAN}" != "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 9e07208..e05dec9 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ build_script:
   - cd build
   - conan install -s arch=%ARCH% -s build_type=%CONFIGURATION% ..
   - cmake -DBUILD_TESTING=on -DWERROR=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=%CONFIGURATION% -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%CD%/install -G "%GENERATOR%" ..
-  - cmake --build . --config %CONFIGURATION% --target install -- /maxcpucount
+  - cmake --build . --config %CONFIGURATION% --target install -- /nologo /verbosity:minimal /maxcpucount /p:CL_MPCount=2
   - cd install/share/CycloneDDS/examples/helloworld
   - mkdir build
   - cd build
   - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=%CONFIGURATION% -G "%GENERATOR%" ..
-  - cmake --build . --config %CONFIGURATION% -- /maxcpucount
+  - cmake --build . --config %CONFIGURATION% -- /nologo /verbosity:minimal /maxcpucount /p:CL_MPCount=2
   - cd ../../../../../..
 
 test_script:
   - set "CYCLONEDDS_URI=<CycloneDDS><DDSI2E><Internal><EnableExpensiveChecks>all</EnableExpensiveChecks></Internal></DDSI2E></CycloneDDS>"
-  - ctest --test-action test --build-config %CONFIGURATION%
+  - ctest --output-on-failure --parallel 4 --test-action test --build-config %CONFIGURATION%