diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index cf3f64839c4..597ff50e44b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name: CI
 
 # Controls when the action will run.
 on:
-  # Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events but only for the two branches
+  # Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events for these branches
   push:
     branches:
       - beta-stage
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ jobs:
   tests:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     name: Giddh test cases
+    strategy:
+      # when one test fails, DO NOT cancel the other
+      # containers, because this will kill Cypress processes
+      # leaving the Dashboard hanging ...
+      # https://github.com/cypress-io/github-action/issues/48
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        # run 3 copies of the current job in parallel
+        containers: [1, 2, 3]
     env:
       # prevents extra Cypress installation progress messages
       CI: 1