diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index a9a4161e5..c9df05acb 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ node('node') {
           sh 'docker exec postgres createdb -U postgres teststorj'
           // fetch the remote master branch
           sh 'git fetch --no-tags --progress -- https://github.com/storj/storj.git +refs/heads/master:refs/remotes/origin/master'
-          sh 'docker run -u $(id -u):$(id -g) --rm -i -v $PWD:$PWD -w $PWD --entrypoint $PWD/scripts/test-sim-versions.sh -e STORJ_SIM_POSTGRES -e STORJ_SIM_REDIS --link redis:redis --link postgres:postgres -e CC=gcc storjlabs/golang:1.13.5'
+          sh 'docker run -u $(id -u):$(id -g) --rm -i -v $PWD:$PWD -w $PWD --entrypoint $PWD/scripts/tests/testversions/test-sim-versions.sh -e STORJ_SIM_POSTGRES -e STORJ_SIM_REDIS --link redis:redis --link postgres:postgres -e CC=gcc storjlabs/golang:1.13.5'
         }
         catch(err){
             throw err
diff --git a/scripts/test-sim-versions.sh b/scripts/tests/testversions/test-sim-versions.sh
similarity index 77%
rename from scripts/test-sim-versions.sh
rename to scripts/tests/testversions/test-sim-versions.sh
index 9aab051b0..73667e2a2 100755
--- a/scripts/test-sim-versions.sh
+++ b/scripts/tests/testversions/test-sim-versions.sh
@@ -134,52 +134,70 @@ fi
 
 if [ -z ${STORJ_SIM_REDIS} ]; then
     echo "STORJ_SIM_REDIS is required for the satellite DB. Example: STORJ_SIM_REDIS=127.0.0.1:[port]"
-    exit 1
+     exit 1
 fi
 
 echo "Setting up environments for versions" ${unique_versions}
 
-# Get latest release tags and clean up git worktree
-git fetch
+# clean up git worktree
+git worktree prune
 for version in ${unique_versions}; do
-    dir=$(version_dir ${version})
-    bin_dir=${dir}/bin
+    # run in parallel
+    (
+        dir=$(version_dir ${version})
+        bin_dir=${dir}/bin
 
-    echo -e "\nAdding worktree for ${version} in ${dir}."
-    if [[ $version = "master" ]]
-    then
-        git worktree add -f "$dir" "origin/master"
-    else
-        git worktree add -f "$dir" "${version}"
-    fi
-    rm -f ${dir}/private/version/release.go
-    rm -f ${dir}/internal/version/release.go
-    if [[ $version = $current_release_version || $version = "master" ]]
-    then
-        echo "Installing storj-sim for ${version} in ${dir}."
-        pushd ${dir}
-        install_sim ${bin_dir}
-        echo "finished installing"
-        popd
-        echo "Setting up storj-sim for ${version}. Bin: ${bin_dir}, Config: ${dir}/local-network"
-        PATH=${bin_dir}:$PATH storj-sim -x --host="${STORJ_NETWORK_HOST4}" --postgres="${STORJ_SIM_POSTGRES}" --config-dir "${dir}/local-network" network setup > /dev/null 2>&1
-        echo "Finished setting up. ${dir}/local-network:" $(ls ${dir}/local-network)
-        echo "Binary shasums:"
-        shasum ${bin_dir}/satellite
-        shasum ${bin_dir}/storagenode
-        shasum ${bin_dir}/uplink
-        shasum ${bin_dir}/gateway
-    else
-        echo "Installing uplink and gateway for ${version} in ${dir}."
-        pushd ${dir}
-        mkdir -p ${bin_dir}
-        go install -race -v -o ${bin_dir}/uplink storj.io/storj/cmd/uplink >/dev/null 2>&1
-        go install -race -v -o ${bin_dir}/gateway storj.io/storj/cmd/gateway >/dev/null 2>&1
-        popd
-        echo "Finished installing. ${bin_dir}:" $(ls ${bin_dir})
-        echo "Binary shasums:"
-        shasum ${bin_dir}/uplink
-        shasum ${bin_dir}/gateway
+        echo -e "\nAdding worktree for ${version} in ${dir}."
+        if [[ $version = "master" ]]
+        then
+            git worktree add -f "$dir" "origin/master"
+        else
+            git worktree add -f "$dir" "${version}"
+        fi
+        rm -f ${dir}/private/version/release.go
+        rm -f ${dir}/internal/version/release.go
+        if [[ $version = $current_release_version || $version = "master" ]]
+        then
+            echo "Installing storj-sim for ${version} in ${dir}."
+            pushd ${dir}
+            install_sim ${bin_dir}
+            echo "finished installing"
+            popd
+            # uncomment for local testing
+            # GOBIN=${bin_dir} make -C ${dir} install-sim >/dev/null 2>&1
+            echo "Setting up storj-sim for ${version}. Bin: ${bin_dir}, Config: ${dir}/local-network"
+            PATH=${bin_dir}:$PATH storj-sim -x --host="${STORJ_NETWORK_HOST4}" --postgres="${STORJ_SIM_POSTGRES}" --config-dir "${dir}/local-network" network setup > /dev/null 2>&1
+            echo "Finished setting up. ${dir}/local-network:" $(ls ${dir}/local-network)
+            echo "Binary shasums:"
+            shasum ${bin_dir}/satellite
+            shasum ${bin_dir}/storagenode
+            shasum ${bin_dir}/uplink
+            shasum ${bin_dir}/gateway
+        else
+            echo "Installing uplink and gateway for ${version} in ${dir}."
+            pushd ${dir}
+            mkdir -p ${bin_dir}
+            go install -race -v -o ${bin_dir}/uplink storj.io/storj/cmd/uplink >/dev/null 2>&1
+            go install -race -v -o ${bin_dir}/gateway storj.io/storj/cmd/gateway >/dev/null 2>&1
+            # uncomment for local testing
+            # GOBIN=${bin_dir} go install -race -v storj.io/storj/cmd/uplink >/dev/null 2>&1
+            # GOBIN=${bin_dir} go install -race -v storj.io/storj/cmd/gateway >/dev/null 2>&1
+            popd
+            echo "Finished installing. ${bin_dir}:" $(ls ${bin_dir})
+            echo "Binary shasums:"
+            shasum ${bin_dir}/uplink
+            shasum ${bin_dir}/gateway
+        fi
+    ) &
+done
+
+for job in `jobs -p`
+do
+    echo "wait for $job"
+    RESULT=0
+    wait $job || RESULT=1
+    if [ "$RESULT" == "1" ]; then
+           exit $?
     fi
 done
 
diff --git a/scripts/test-versions.sh b/scripts/tests/testversions/test-versions.sh
similarity index 91%
rename from scripts/test-versions.sh
rename to scripts/tests/testversions/test-versions.sh
index 50e27fd64..ff19560eb 100755
--- a/scripts/test-versions.sh
+++ b/scripts/tests/testversions/test-versions.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ setup(){
     echo "setup test successfully"
 }
 
+wait_for_all_background_jobs_to_finish(){
+    for job in `jobs -p`
+    do
+        echo "wait for $job"
+        RESULT=0
+        wait $job || RESULT=1
+        if [ "$RESULT" == "1" ]; then
+           exit $?
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
 echo "Begin test-versions.sh, storj-sim config directory:" ${main_cfg_dir}
 
 echo "which storj-sim: $(which storj-sim)"
@@ -66,13 +78,17 @@ if [[ "$command" == "upload" ]]; then
 
     uplink mb "sj://$bucket_name/" --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink"
 
-    uplink cp --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink" --progress=false "${test_files_dir}/small-upload-testfile" "sj://$bucket_name/"
-    uplink cp --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink" --progress=false "${test_files_dir}/big-upload-testfile" "sj://$bucket_name/"
-    uplink cp --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink" --progress=false "${test_files_dir}/multisegment-upload-testfile" "sj://$bucket_name/"
+    # run each upload in parallel
+    uplink cp --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink" --progress=false "${test_files_dir}/small-upload-testfile" "sj://$bucket_name/" &
+    uplink cp --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink" --progress=false "${test_files_dir}/big-upload-testfile" "sj://$bucket_name/" &
+    uplink cp --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink" --progress=false "${test_files_dir}/multisegment-upload-testfile" "sj://$bucket_name/" &
+    wait_for_all_background_jobs_to_finish
 
-    uplink cp --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink" --progress=false "sj://$bucket_name/small-upload-testfile" "${download_dst_dir}"
-    uplink cp --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink" --progress=false "sj://$bucket_name/big-upload-testfile" "${download_dst_dir}"
-    uplink cp --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink" --progress=false "sj://$bucket_name/multisegment-upload-testfile" "${download_dst_dir}"
+    # run each download in parallel
+    uplink cp --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink" --progress=false "sj://$bucket_name/small-upload-testfile" "${download_dst_dir}" &
+    uplink cp --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink" --progress=false "sj://$bucket_name/big-upload-testfile" "${download_dst_dir}" &
+    uplink cp --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink" --progress=false "sj://$bucket_name/multisegment-upload-testfile" "${download_dst_dir}" &
+    wait_for_all_background_jobs_to_finish
 
     if cmp "${test_files_dir}/small-upload-testfile" "${download_dst_dir}/small-upload-testfile"
     then
@@ -98,6 +114,7 @@ if [[ "$command" == "upload" ]]; then
         exit 1
     fi
 
+    rm -rf ${test_files_dir}
 fi
 
 if [[ "$command" == "download" ]]; then
@@ -112,9 +129,11 @@ if [[ "$command" == "download" ]]; then
 
         echo "bucket name: ${bucket_name}"
         echo "download folder name: ${download_dst_dir}"
-        uplink cp --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink" --progress=false "sj://$bucket_name/small-upload-testfile" "${download_dst_dir}"
-        uplink cp --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink" --progress=false "sj://$bucket_name/big-upload-testfile" "${download_dst_dir}"
-        uplink cp --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink" --progress=false "sj://$bucket_name/multisegment-upload-testfile" "${download_dst_dir}"
+        # run each download in parallel
+        uplink cp --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink" --progress=false "sj://$bucket_name/small-upload-testfile" "${download_dst_dir}" &
+        uplink cp --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink" --progress=false "sj://$bucket_name/big-upload-testfile" "${download_dst_dir}" &
+        uplink cp --config-dir="${main_cfg_dir}/uplink" --progress=false "sj://$bucket_name/multisegment-upload-testfile" "${download_dst_dir}" &
+        wait_for_all_background_jobs_to_finish
 
         if cmp "${original_dst_dir}/small-upload-testfile" "${download_dst_dir}/small-upload-testfile"
         then