diff --git a/Dockerfile.openj9 b/Dockerfile.openj9
index bfbe971..d16887d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.openj9
+++ b/Dockerfile.openj9
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ RUN bash get_source.sh
 
 RUN bash configure --with-boot-jdk=/build/bootjdk --with-openssl=system --with-extra-ldflags="-Wl,-z,noexecstack"
 RUN make all JOBS=$(nproc)
-RUN make test JOBS=$(nproc)
+RUN make test TEST=tier2 JOBS=$(nproc)
 
 # jlink by advice from https://adoptium.net/blog/2021/10/jlink-to-produce-own-runtime/
 WORKDIR /build/src/build/linux-x86_64-server-release/images