diff --git a/coderd/coderdtest/coderdtest.go b/coderd/coderdtest/coderdtest.go
index 4e02c4c4178d3..fe1e6bf8a26a2 100644
--- a/coderd/coderdtest/coderdtest.go
+++ b/coderd/coderdtest/coderdtest.go
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func NewOptions(t testing.TB, options *Options) (func(http.Handler), context.Can
 		options.DeploymentValues = DeploymentValues(t)
 	}
 	// This value is not safe to run in parallel.
-	if options.DeploymentValues.DisableOwnerWorkspaceExec {
+	if options.DeploymentValues.DisableOwnerWorkspaceExec.Value() && testutil.IsParallel(t) {
 		t.Logf("WARNING: DisableOwnerWorkspaceExec is set, this is not safe in parallel tests!")
 	}
 
diff --git a/testutil/parallel.go b/testutil/parallel.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3fb6cae467551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testutil/parallel.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package testutil
+
+import "testing"
+
+// IsParallel determines whether the current test is running with parallel set.
+// The Go standard library does not currently expose this. However, we can easily
+// determine this using the fact that a call to t.Setenv() after t.Parallel() will panic.
+func IsParallel(t testing.TB) (parallel bool) {
+	t.Helper()
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			parallel = true
+		}
+	}()
+	t.Setenv(t.Name()+"_PARALLEL", "")
+	return parallel
+}
diff --git a/testutil/parallel_test.go b/testutil/parallel_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f37ddcccffc9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testutil/parallel_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package testutil_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/testutil"
+)
+
+// nolint:paralleltest // this is the whole point
+func Test_IsParallel_False(t *testing.T) {
+	require.False(t, testutil.IsParallel(t))
+}
+
+func Test_IsParallel_True(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	require.True(t, testutil.IsParallel(t))
+}