diff --git a/ci/smoke_test.sh b/ci/smoke_test.sh
index a2f3ffb82b711d65af31d91f14843c78b88d7a80..bae190e540f71e74ea7d6320f4b9d576503f8f11 100755
--- a/ci/smoke_test.sh
+++ b/ci/smoke_test.sh
@@ -84,21 +84,26 @@ echo "\n======================= 0. preparing combined format test inputs =======
 ism_modes=$(./scripts/runIvasCodec.py -l | grep ^ISM)
 non_ism_modes=$(./scripts/runIvasCodec.py -l | grep -v ^ISM)
 echo "\n======================= 1. non-ism modes no FEC =======================\n\n"
-./scripts/runIvasCodec.py $verbosity_cmd -m $non_ism_modes -p $cfg $duration_arg | tee smoke_test_output.txt
+./scripts/runIvasCodec.py $verbosity_cmd -m $non_ism_modes -p $cfg $duration_arg | tee smoke_test_output.txt &
+P1=$!
 echo "\n======================= 2. ism modes no FEC =======================\n\n"
-./scripts/runIvasCodec.py $verbosity_cmd -m $ism_modes -p $cfg $duration_arg $ism_md_cmd | tee smoke_test_output.txt
+./scripts/runIvasCodec.py $verbosity_cmd -m $ism_modes -p $cfg $duration_arg $ism_md_cmd | tee smoke_test_output.txt &
+P2=$!
 # run the decoding again, but with 15% frame loss
 echo "\n======================= 3. all modes with FEC =======================\n\n"
-./scripts/runIvasCodec.py $verbosity_cmd -p $cfg $duration_arg -f="$ep_file" --decoder_only | tee smoke_test_output_plc.txt
+./scripts/runIvasCodec.py $verbosity_cmd -p $cfg $duration_arg -f="$ep_file" --decoder_only | tee smoke_test_output_plc.txt &
+P3=$!
 
 # run JBM modes - EXT is excluded as not supported yet
 # OMASA disabled for now
 modes_with_no_ext_out=$(./scripts/runIvasCodec.py -l | grep -v ^MASA | grep -v ^ISM | grep -v OMASA)
 modes_with_ext_out=$(./scripts/runIvasCodec.py -l | grep 'MASA\|ISM' | grep -v ^ISM+ | grep -v OMASA)
 echo "\n======================= 4. JBM, modes with no EXT =======================\n\n"
-./scripts/runIvasCodec.py $verbosity_cmd -m $modes_with_no_ext_out -p $cfg $duration_arg --decoder_only --jbm_file $dly_profile | tee smoke_test_output_jbm_noEXT.txt
+./scripts/runIvasCodec.py $verbosity_cmd -m $modes_with_no_ext_out -p $cfg $duration_arg --decoder_only --jbm_file $dly_profile | tee smoke_test_output_jbm_noEXT.txt &
+P4=$!
 echo "\n======================= 5. JBM, modes with EXT =======================\n\n"
-./scripts/runIvasCodec.py  $verbosity_cmd -m $modes_with_ext_out -p $cfg $duration_arg --decoder_only --jbm_file $dly_profile --oc BINAURAL BINAURAL_ROOM_IR mono stereo FOA HOA3 5_1 7_1_4 | tee -a smoke_test_output_jbm_noEXT.txt
+./scripts/runIvasCodec.py  $verbosity_cmd -m $modes_with_ext_out -p $cfg $duration_arg --decoder_only --jbm_file $dly_profile --oc BINAURAL BINAURAL_ROOM_IR mono stereo FOA HOA3 5_1 7_1_4 | tee -a smoke_test_output_jbm_noEXT.txt &
+P5=$!
 
 # run all modes with binaural output using external files
 modes_with_bin_out="FOA HOA2 HOA3 PlanarFOA PlanarHOA2 PlanarHOA3 MASA MC ISM1 ISM2 ISM3 ISM4"
@@ -107,14 +112,20 @@ bin_out_modes="BINAURAL BINAURAL_ROOM_IR"
 echo "\n======================= 6. binaural out with HRTF files - WB =======================\n\n"
 wb_modes=$(./scripts/runIvasCodec.py -l -C $modes_with_bin_out | grep _wb_)
 hrtf_wb="../scripts/binauralRenderer_interface/binaural_renderers_hrtf_data/ivas_binaural_16kHz.bin"
-./scripts/runIvasCodec.py $verbosity_cmd -p $cfg -m $wb_modes $duration_arg -D="-hrtf ${hrtf_wb}" --decoder_only --oc $bin_out_modes | tee -a smoke_test_output_hrtf.txt
+./scripts/runIvasCodec.py $verbosity_cmd -p $cfg -m $wb_modes $duration_arg -D="-hrtf ${hrtf_wb}" --decoder_only --oc $bin_out_modes | tee -a smoke_test_output_hrtf.txt &
+P6=$!
 
 echo "\n======================= 7. binaural out with HRTF files - SWB =======================\n\n"
 swb_modes=$(./scripts/runIvasCodec.py -l -C $modes_with_bin_out | grep _swb_)
 hrtf_swb="../scripts/binauralRenderer_interface/binaural_renderers_hrtf_data/ivas_binaural_32kHz.bin"
-./scripts/runIvasCodec.py $verbosity_cmd -p $cfg -m $swb_modes $duration_arg -D="-hrtf ${hrtf_swb}" --decoder_only --oc $bin_out_modes | tee -a smoke_test_output_hrtf.txt
+./scripts/runIvasCodec.py $verbosity_cmd -p $cfg -m $swb_modes $duration_arg -D="-hrtf ${hrtf_swb}" --decoder_only --oc $bin_out_modes | tee -a smoke_test_output_hrtf.txt &
+P7=$!
 
 echo "\n======================= 8. binaural out with HRTF files - FB =======================\n\n"
 fb_modes=$(./scripts/runIvasCodec.py -l -C $modes_with_bin_out | grep _fb_)
 hrtf_fb="../scripts/binauralRenderer_interface/binaural_renderers_hrtf_data/ivas_binaural_48kHz.bin"
-./scripts/runIvasCodec.py $verbosity_cmd -p $cfg -m $fb_modes $duration_arg -D="-hrtf ${hrtf_fb}" --decoder_only --oc $bin_out_modes | tee -a smoke_test_output_hrtf.txt
+./scripts/runIvasCodec.py $verbosity_cmd -p $cfg -m $fb_modes $duration_arg -D="-hrtf ${hrtf_fb}" --decoder_only --oc $bin_out_modes | tee -a smoke_test_output_hrtf.txt &
+P8=$!
+
+wait $P1 $P2 $P3 $P4 $P5 $P6 $P7 $P8
+echo "Smoke test done"