diff --git a/integration_tests/parallel_execution.bats b/integration_tests/parallel_execution.bats
index 085128eb..77c3d8fd 100644
--- a/integration_tests/parallel_execution.bats
+++ b/integration_tests/parallel_execution.bats
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ teardown_file() {
 }
 
 @test "sync_daemon_fs" {
+   skip "THAPI_SYNC_DAEMON=FS is racy if the apps traced is not calling a global barrier"
    THAPI_SYNC_DAEMON=fs THAPI_JOBID=0 timeout 20s $MPIRUN -n 2 ./integration_tests/light_iprof_only_sync.sh $THAPI_TEST_BIN
 }
 
-@test "iprof_fs" {
-   THAPI_SYNC_DAEMON=fs THAPI_JOBID=0  timeout 40s $MPIRUN -n 2 $IPROF --debug 0 -- $THAPI_TEST_BIN
+@test "iprof_fs_launching_mpi_app" {
+   mpicc ./integration_tests/mpi_helloworld.c -o mpi_helloworld
+   THAPI_SYNC_DAEMON=fs THAPI_JOBID=0  timeout 40s $MPIRUN -n 2 $IPROF --debug 0 -- ./mpi_helloworld
 }
 
 @test "sync_daemon_fs_launching_mpi_app" {
@@ -23,7 +25,6 @@ teardown_file() {
    THAPI_SYNC_DAEMON=fs THAPI_JOBID=0 timeout 20s $MPIRUN -n 2 ./integration_tests/light_iprof_only_sync.sh ./mpi_helloworld
 }
 
-
 @test "sync_daemon_mpi" {
    THAPI_SYNC_DAEMON=mpi THAPI_JOBID=0 timeout 20s $MPIRUN -n 2 ./integration_tests/light_iprof_only_sync.sh $THAPI_TEST_BIN
 }