diff --git a/src/main/java/org/pitest/junit5/JUnit5TestPluginFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/pitest/junit5/JUnit5TestPluginFactory.java
index 2cb3a19..fa8dc6c 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/pitest/junit5/JUnit5TestPluginFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/pitest/junit5/JUnit5TestPluginFactory.java
@@ -27,11 +27,10 @@
 public class JUnit5TestPluginFactory implements TestPluginFactory {
 
     @Override
-    public Configuration createTestFrameworkConfiguration(TestGroupConfig config, 
-        ClassByteArraySource source, 
+    public Configuration createTestFrameworkConfiguration(TestGroupConfig config,
+        ClassByteArraySource source,
         Collection<String> excludedRunners,
         Collection<String> includedTestMethods) {
-        System.setProperty("junit.jupiter.execution.parallel.enabled", "false");
         return new JUnit5Configuration(config, includedTestMethods);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/pitest/junit5/JUnit5TestUnitFinder.java b/src/main/java/org/pitest/junit5/JUnit5TestUnitFinder.java
index 8d9b79f..d52e1db 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/pitest/junit5/JUnit5TestUnitFinder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/pitest/junit5/JUnit5TestUnitFinder.java
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
 
 import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
 import static java.util.Collections.synchronizedList;
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.junit.platform.commons.PreconditionViolationException;
 import org.junit.platform.engine.Filter;
 import org.junit.platform.engine.TestExecutionResult;
+import org.junit.platform.engine.UniqueId;
 import org.junit.platform.engine.discovery.DiscoverySelectors;
 import org.junit.platform.engine.support.descriptor.MethodSource;
 import org.junit.platform.launcher.Launcher;
@@ -35,6 +39,7 @@
 import org.junit.platform.launcher.core.LauncherDiscoveryRequestBuilder;
 import org.junit.platform.launcher.core.LauncherFactory;
 import org.pitest.testapi.Description;
+import org.pitest.testapi.NullExecutionListener;
 import org.pitest.testapi.TestGroupConfig;
 import org.pitest.testapi.TestUnit;
 import org.pitest.testapi.TestUnitExecutionListener;
@@ -97,10 +102,15 @@ private class TestIdentifierListener implements TestExecutionListener {
         private final Class<?> testClass;
         private final TestUnitExecutionListener l;
         private final List<TestIdentifier> identifiers = synchronizedList(new ArrayList<>());
+        private final boolean serializeExecution;
+        private final Map<UniqueId, ReentrantLock> parentCoverageSerializers = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+        private final Map<UniqueId, ReentrantLock> coverageSerializers = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+        private final ReentrantLock rootCoverageSerializer = new ReentrantLock();
 
         public TestIdentifierListener(Class<?> testClass, TestUnitExecutionListener l) {
             this.testClass = testClass;
             this.l = l;
+            serializeExecution = !(l instanceof NullExecutionListener);
         }
 
         List<TestIdentifier> getIdentifiers() {
@@ -117,12 +127,26 @@ public void executionStarted(TestIdentifier testIdentifier) {
                         && !includedTestMethods.contains(((MethodSource)testIdentifier.getSource().get()).getMethodName())) {
                     return;
                 }
+
+                if (serializeExecution) {
+                    coverageSerializers.compute(testIdentifier.getUniqueIdObject(), (uniqueId, lock) -> {
+                        if (lock != null) {
+                            throw new AssertionError("No lock should be present");
+                        }
+
+                        return testIdentifier
+                                .getParentIdObject()
+                                .map(parentCoverageSerializers::get)
+                                .orElse(rootCoverageSerializer);
+                    }).lock();
+                    parentCoverageSerializers.put(testIdentifier.getUniqueIdObject(), new ReentrantLock());
+                }
+
                 l.executionStarted(new Description(testIdentifier.getUniqueId(), testClass));
                 identifiers.add(testIdentifier);
             }
         }
 
-
         @Override
         public void executionFinished(TestIdentifier testIdentifier, TestExecutionResult testExecutionResult) {
             // Classes with failing BeforeAlls never start execution and identify as 'containers' not 'tests'
@@ -134,6 +158,14 @@ public void executionFinished(TestIdentifier testIdentifier, TestExecutionResult
             } else if (testIdentifier.isTest()) {
                 l.executionFinished(new Description(testIdentifier.getUniqueId(), testClass), true);
             }
+
+            if (serializeExecution) {
+                parentCoverageSerializers.remove(testIdentifier.getUniqueIdObject());
+                ReentrantLock lock = coverageSerializers.remove(testIdentifier.getUniqueIdObject());
+                if (lock != null) {
+                    lock.unlock();
+                }
+            }
         }
 
     }