diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index a11e557..2432a33 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     globals: true,
     mockReset: true,
     environment: 'jsdom',
+    pool: 'vmThreads',
     setupFiles: ['src/test-utils/setup-jest.ts'],
     // workaround: sql.js is not ESModule friendly, yet...
     deps: {