diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4aaad9fb1..14324e3cb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3095,6 +3095,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_derive 1.0.99 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "serde_json 1.0.40 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "serde_yaml 0.8.9 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "serial_test 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "serial_test_derive 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "solana-client 0.19.0-pre0",
  "solana-core 0.19.0-pre0",
  "solana-drone 0.19.0-pre0",
diff --git a/bench-tps/Cargo.toml b/bench-tps/Cargo.toml
index 92fc62850..78378c49c 100644
--- a/bench-tps/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bench-tps/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ solana-sdk = { path = "../sdk", version = "0.19.0-pre0" }
 solana-move-loader-program = { path = "../programs/move_loader_program", version = "0.19.0-pre0" }
 solana-move-loader-api = { path = "../programs/move_loader_api", version = "0.19.0-pre0" }
 
+[dev-dependencies]
+serial_test = "0.2.0"
+serial_test_derive = "0.2.0"
+
 [features]
 cuda = ["solana-core/cuda"]
 
diff --git a/bench-tps/src/bench.rs b/bench-tps/src/bench.rs
index fea90c879..12e2f946b 100644
--- a/bench-tps/src/bench.rs
+++ b/bench-tps/src/bench.rs
@@ -935,6 +935,7 @@ pub fn generate_and_fund_keypairs<T: Client>(
 mod tests {
 
     use super::*;
+    use serial_test_derive::serial;
     use solana_client::thin_client::create_client;
     use solana_core::cluster_info::FULLNODE_PORT_RANGE;
     use solana_core::validator::ValidatorConfig;
@@ -1006,6 +1007,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    #[serial]
     fn test_bench_tps_local_cluster_solana() {
         let mut config = Config::default();
         config.tx_count = 100;
@@ -1015,6 +1017,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    #[serial]
     fn test_bench_tps_local_cluster_move() {
         let mut config = Config::default();
         config.tx_count = 100;