diff --git a/.github/workflows/MacS-M1-make.yml b/.github/workflows/MacS-M1-make.yml
index 681b559ed6..1cba368f42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/MacS-M1-make.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/MacS-M1-make.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: configure
       run: arch -arm64 ./configure
     - name: make
-      run: arch -arm64 make
+      run: arch -arm64 make -j4
     - name: make tests
       run: arch -arm64 make -C tests
-    - name: make install and minimal sample
-      run: make install; make -C samples/minimal -f makefile.unx clean; make -C samples/minimal -f makefile.unx
+    - name: run tests
+      run:  pushd tests;arch -arm64 ./test;popd
+    - name: make minimal sample
+      run: arch -arm64 make -C samples/minimal -f makefile.unx clean;arch -arm64 make -C samples/minimal -f makefile.unx