diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-test-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-test-backend.yml
index d37cea1f..09018b61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-test-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-test-backend.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: test and lint backend
         run: |
-          go test -timeout=60s -covermode=count -coverprofile=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/profile.cov_tmp ./...
+          go test -race -timeout=60s -covermode=atomic -coverprofile=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/profile.cov_tmp ./...
           cat $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/profile.cov_tmp | grep -v "_mock.go" > $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/profile.cov
           $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/golangci-lint --config ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/backend/.golangci.yml run  ./...
         working-directory: backend/app
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fff42efe..f1097461 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ENV GOFLAGS="-mod=vendor"
 RUN \
     cd app && \
     if [ -z "$SKIP_BACKEND_TEST" ] ; then \
-        go test -p 1 -timeout="${BACKEND_TEST_TIMEOUT:-300s}" -covermode=count -coverprofile=/profile.cov_tmp ./... && \
+        go test -race -p 1 -timeout="${BACKEND_TEST_TIMEOUT:-300s}" -covermode=atomic -coverprofile=/profile.cov_tmp ./... && \
         cat /profile.cov_tmp | grep -v "_mock.go" > /profile.cov ; \
         golangci-lint run --config ../.golangci.yml ./... ; \
     else echo "skip backend tests and linter" ; fi