diff --git a/.config/nextest.toml b/.config/nextest.toml
index a88e59909..4c5f04191 100644
--- a/.config/nextest.toml
+++ b/.config/nextest.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,38 @@
 [profile.default]
 # Don't let one individual test run for more than 10 minutes
 slow-timeout = { period = "60s", terminate-after = 10 }
+
+[profile.integration]
+fail-fast = false
+retries = 3
+
+[profile.common_tests]
+inherits = "integration"
+default-filter = 'test(common_parallel::) | test(common_sequential::) | test(aarch64_acpi::)'
+junit.path = "/root/workloads/junit/common.xml"
+
+[[profile.common_tests.overrides]]
+filter = 'test(common_sequential::)'
+# use up all the available test threads for each of the sequential tests
+# i.e. no other test can be running while a sequential test is running.
+threads-required = 'num-test-threads'
+
+[profile.dbus]
+inherits = "integration"
+default-filter = 'test(dbus_api::)'
+junit.path = "/root/workloads/junit/dbus.xml"
+
+[profile.fw_cfg]
+inherits = "integration"
+default-filter = 'test(fw_cfg::)'
+junit.path = "/root/workloads/junit/fw_cfg.xml"
+
+[profile.ivshmem]
+inherits = "integration"
+default-filter = 'test(ivshmem::)'
+junit.path = "/root/workloads/junit/ivshmem.xml"
+
+[profile.common_cvm]
+inherits = "integration"
+default-filter = 'test(common_cvm::)'
+junit.path = "/root/workloads/junit/cvm.xml"
diff --git a/scripts/common-aarch64.sh b/scripts/common-aarch64.sh
index 1c0b87519..bde96f268 100644
--- a/scripts/common-aarch64.sh
+++ b/scripts/common-aarch64.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 WORKLOADS_DIR="$HOME/workloads"
 
 mkdir -p "$WORKLOADS_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$WORKLOADS_DIR/junit"
 
 build_edk2() {
     EDK2_BUILD_DIR="$WORKLOADS_DIR/edk2_build"
diff --git a/scripts/run_integration_tests_aarch64.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_aarch64.sh
index 0e728e4b5..02beb5c75 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_aarch64.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_aarch64.sh
@@ -243,24 +243,13 @@ if ! [[ "${PARALLEL_INTEGRATION_TESTS_NUM:-}" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
     PARALLEL_INTEGRATION_TESTS_NUM="${TEST_THREADS_DEFAULT}"
 fi
 echo "nproc:$(nproc), parallel_integration_tests:${PARALLEL_INTEGRATION_TESTS_NUM}"
-# Run all direct kernel boot (Device Tree) test cases in mod `parallel`
-time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --retries 3 --no-fail-fast --no-tests=pass --test-threads="${PARALLEL_INTEGRATION_TESTS_NUM}" "common_parallel::$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
+# Run all direct kernel boot (Device Tree) test cases in mod `parallel`,
+# `sequential`, and ACPI cases. The `common_tests` profile filter covers
+# all three sets, and the per-mod `threads-required = 'num-test-threads'`
+# override on `common_sequential` enforces serial scheduling within the run.
+time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --profile common_tests --no-tests=pass --test-threads="${PARALLEL_INTEGRATION_TESTS_NUM}" "$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
 RES=$?
-
-# Run some tests in sequence since the result could be affected by other tests
-# running in parallel.
-if [ $RES -eq 0 ]; then
-    time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --retries 3 --no-fail-fast --no-tests=pass --test-threads=1 "common_sequential::$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
-    RES=$?
-else
-    exit $RES
-fi
-
-# Run all ACPI test cases
-if [ $RES -eq 0 ]; then
-    time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --retries 3 --no-fail-fast --no-tests=pass --test-threads="$TEST_THREADS_DEFAULT" "aarch64_acpi::$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
-    RES=$?
-else
+if [ $RES -ne 0 ]; then
     exit $RES
 fi
 
@@ -269,7 +258,7 @@ if [ $RES -eq 0 ]; then
     cargo build --features "mshv,dbus_api" --all --release --target "$BUILD_TARGET"
     export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
     # integration tests now do not reply on build feature "dbus_api"
-    time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --retries 3 --no-fail-fast --no-tests=pass --test-threads="$TEST_THREADS_DEFAULT" "dbus_api::$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
+    time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --profile dbus --no-tests=pass --test-threads="$TEST_THREADS_DEFAULT" "$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
     RES=$?
 fi
 
@@ -277,14 +266,14 @@ fi
 if [ $RES -eq 0 ]; then
     cargo build --features "mshv,fw_cfg" --all --release --target "$BUILD_TARGET"
     export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
-    time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --retries 3 --no-fail-fast --no-tests=pass --test-threads="$TEST_THREADS_DEFAULT" "fw_cfg::$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
+    time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --profile fw_cfg --no-tests=pass --test-threads="$TEST_THREADS_DEFAULT" "$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
     RES=$?
 fi
 
 if [ $RES -eq 0 ]; then
     cargo build --features "mshv,ivshmem" --all --release --target "$BUILD_TARGET"
     export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
-    time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --retries 3 --no-fail-fast --no-tests=pass --test-threads="$TEST_THREADS_DEFAULT" "ivshmem::$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
+    time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --profile ivshmem --no-tests=pass --test-threads="$TEST_THREADS_DEFAULT" "$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
 
     RES=$?
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/run_integration_tests_cvm.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_cvm.sh
index aa4adfce3..d0022c7fa 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_cvm.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_cvm.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ source "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/test-util.sh"
 
 WORKLOADS_DIR="$HOME/workloads"
 mkdir -p "$WORKLOADS_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$WORKLOADS_DIR/junit"
 
 process_common_args "$@"
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ popd || exit
 cargo build --features $build_features --all --release --target "$BUILD_TARGET"
 
 export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
-time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --retries 3 --no-fail-fast --no-tests=pass --test-threads=$(($(nproc) / 4)) "common_cvm::$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
+time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --profile common_cvm --no-tests=pass --test-threads=$(($(nproc) / 4)) "$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
 RES=$?
 
 exit $RES
diff --git a/scripts/run_integration_tests_x86_64.sh b/scripts/run_integration_tests_x86_64.sh
index 99d0e54ef..de7e4bb9a 100755
--- a/scripts/run_integration_tests_x86_64.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_integration_tests_x86_64.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ source "$(dirname "$0")"/test-util.sh
 
 WORKLOADS_DIR="$HOME/workloads"
 mkdir -p "$WORKLOADS_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$WORKLOADS_DIR/junit"
 
 process_common_args "$@"
 
@@ -225,34 +226,27 @@ if ! [[ "${PARALLEL_INTEGRATION_TESTS_NUM:-}" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
     PARALLEL_INTEGRATION_TESTS_NUM="${TEST_THREADS_DEFAULT}"
 fi
 echo "nproc:$(nproc), parallel_integration_tests:${PARALLEL_INTEGRATION_TESTS_NUM}"
-time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --retries 3 --no-fail-fast --no-tests=pass --test-threads="${PARALLEL_INTEGRATION_TESTS_NUM}" "common_parallel::$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
+time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --profile common_tests --no-tests=pass --test-threads="${PARALLEL_INTEGRATION_TESTS_NUM}" "$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
 RES=$?
 
-# Run some tests in sequence since the result could be affected by other tests
-# running in parallel.
-if [ $RES -eq 0 ]; then
-    cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --retries 3 --no-fail-fast --no-tests=pass --test-threads=1 "common_sequential::$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
-    RES=$?
-fi
-
 # Run tests on dbus_api
 if [ $RES -eq 0 ]; then
     cargo build --features "mshv,dbus_api" --all --release --target "$BUILD_TARGET"
     # integration tests now do not reply on build feature "dbus_api"
-    time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --retries 3 --no-fail-fast --no-tests=pass --test-threads="$TEST_THREADS_DEFAULT" "dbus_api::$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
+    time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --profile dbus --no-tests=pass --test-threads="$TEST_THREADS_DEFAULT" "$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
     RES=$?
 fi
 
 # Run tests on fw_cfg
 if [ $RES -eq 0 ]; then
     cargo build --features "mshv,fw_cfg" --all --release --target "$BUILD_TARGET"
-    time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --retries 3 --no-fail-fast --no-tests=pass --test-threads="$TEST_THREADS_DEFAULT" "fw_cfg::$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
+    time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --profile fw_cfg --no-tests=pass --test-threads="$TEST_THREADS_DEFAULT" "$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
     RES=$?
 fi
 
 if [ $RES -eq 0 ]; then
     cargo build --features "mshv,ivshmem" --all --release --target "$BUILD_TARGET"
-    time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --retries 3 --no-fail-fast --no-tests=pass --test-threads="$TEST_THREADS_DEFAULT" "ivshmem::$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
+    time cargo nextest run -p cloud-hypervisor $test_features --profile ivshmem --no-tests=pass --test-threads="$TEST_THREADS_DEFAULT" "$test_filter" -- ${test_binary_args[*]}
     RES=$?
 fi