diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 3d99338d0d..a199336485 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           rust-toolchain-version: ${{ env.RUST_TOOLCHAIN_VERSON }}
       - name: "Run aries-vcx integration tests"
-        run: RUST_TEST_THREADS=1 cargo test --manifest-path="aries_vcx/Cargo.toml" -F vdrtools_wallet,credx -- --ignored;
+        run: cargo test --manifest-path="aries_vcx/Cargo.toml" -F vdrtools_wallet,credx -- --ignored;
 
   test-integration-aries-vcx-mysql:
     needs: workflow-setup
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           rust-toolchain-version: ${{ env.RUST_TOOLCHAIN_VERSON }}
       - name: "Run aries_vcx tests: mysql_test"
-        run: RUST_TEST_THREADS=1 cargo test --manifest-path="aries_vcx/Cargo.toml" test_mysql -- --include-ignored;
+        run: cargo test --manifest-path="aries_vcx/Cargo.toml" test_mysql -- --include-ignored;
 
   test-integration-aries-vcx-vdrproxy:
     needs: [workflow-setup, build-docker-vdrproxy]
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ jobs:
           rust-toolchain-version: ${{ env.RUST_TOOLCHAIN_VERSON }}
           skip-vdrproxy-setup: false
       - name: "Run aries_vcx tests: vdrproxy_test"
-        run: RUST_TEST_THREADS=1 cargo test --manifest-path="aries_vcx/Cargo.toml" -F vdr_proxy_ledger,credx -- --ignored
+        run: cargo test --manifest-path="aries_vcx/Cargo.toml" -F vdr_proxy_ledger,credx -- --ignored
       - name: "Collect docker logs on failure"
         if: failure()
         uses: ./.github/actions/upload-docker-logs
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ jobs:
           rust-toolchain-version: ${{ env.RUST_TOOLCHAIN_VERSON }}
       - name: "Run resolver tests"
         run: |
-          RUST_TEST_THREADS=1 cargo test --examples -p did_doc -p did_parser -p did_resolver -p did_resolver_registry -p did_resolver_sov -p did_resolver_web -p did_doc_sov -p did_key -p did_peer --test "*"
+          cargo test --examples -p did_doc -p did_parser -p did_resolver -p did_resolver_registry -p did_resolver_sov -p did_resolver_web -p did_doc_sov -p did_key -p did_peer --test "*"
 
   test-integration-node-wrapper:
     needs: workflow-setup
diff --git a/aries_vcx/tests/test_connection.rs b/aries_vcx/tests/test_connection.rs
index 83b9c8c400..24fd3ee717 100644
--- a/aries_vcx/tests/test_connection.rs
+++ b/aries_vcx/tests/test_connection.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use crate::utils::{
         create_connections_via_oob_invite, create_connections_via_pairwise_invite,
         create_connections_via_public_invite,
     },
-    test_agent::{create_test_agent, create_test_agent_trustee},
+    test_agent::{create_test_agent, create_test_agent_endorser, create_test_agent_trustee},
 };
 
 pub mod utils;
@@ -179,19 +179,28 @@ async fn test_agency_pool_establish_connection_via_pairwise_invite() -> Result<(
 #[ignore]
 async fn test_agency_pool_establish_connection_via_out_of_band() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let setup = SetupPoolDirectory::init().await;
-    let mut institution = create_test_agent_trustee(setup.genesis_file_path.clone()).await;
+    let institution = create_test_agent_trustee(setup.genesis_file_path.clone()).await;
+
+    let mut endorser = create_test_agent_endorser(
+        institution.ledger_write,
+        institution.wallet,
+        &setup.genesis_file_path,
+        &institution.institution_did,
+    )
+    .await?;
+
     let mut consumer = create_test_agent(setup.genesis_file_path).await;
-    create_service(&institution).await;
+    create_service(&endorser).await;
 
-    let (consumer_to_institution, institution_to_consumer) =
-        create_connections_via_oob_invite(&mut consumer, &mut institution).await;
+    let (consumer_to_endorser, endorser_to_consumer) =
+        create_connections_via_oob_invite(&mut consumer, &mut endorser).await;
 
     let basic_message = build_basic_message("Hello TestAgent".to_string());
     if let AriesMessage::BasicMessage(message) = send_and_receive_message(
         &consumer,
-        &institution,
-        &institution_to_consumer,
-        &consumer_to_institution,
+        &endorser,
+        &endorser_to_consumer,
+        &consumer_to_endorser,
         &basic_message.clone().into(),
     )
     .await
diff --git a/aries_vcx/tests/test_pool.rs b/aries_vcx/tests/test_pool.rs
index 64858e401b..aee0a59ee9 100644
--- a/aries_vcx/tests/test_pool.rs
+++ b/aries_vcx/tests/test_pool.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ use test_utils::{
 use crate::utils::{
     create_and_publish_test_rev_reg, create_and_write_test_cred_def, create_and_write_test_schema,
     scenarios::attr_names_address_list,
-    test_agent::{create_test_agent, create_test_agent_trustee},
+    test_agent::{create_test_agent, create_test_agent_endorser, create_test_agent_trustee},
 };
 
 pub mod utils;
@@ -136,18 +136,31 @@ async fn test_pool_rotate_verkey() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 #[ignore]
 async fn test_pool_add_get_service() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let setup = build_setup_profile().await;
-    let did = setup.institution_did.clone();
+    let endorser = create_test_agent_endorser(
+        setup.ledger_write,
+        setup.wallet,
+        &setup.genesis_file_path,
+        &setup.institution_did,
+    )
+    .await?;
+
     let expect_service = AriesService::default();
-    write_endpoint_legacy(&setup.wallet, &setup.ledger_write, &did, &expect_service).await?;
+    write_endpoint_legacy(
+        &endorser.wallet,
+        &endorser.ledger_write,
+        &endorser.institution_did,
+        &expect_service,
+    )
+    .await?;
     thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50));
-    let service = get_service(&setup.ledger_read, &did).await?;
+    let service = get_service(&endorser.ledger_read, &endorser.institution_did).await?;
     assert_eq!(expect_service, service);
 
     // clean up written legacy service
     clear_attr(
-        &setup.wallet,
-        &setup.ledger_write,
-        &setup.institution_did,
+        &endorser.wallet,
+        &endorser.ledger_write,
+        &endorser.institution_did,
         "service",
     )
     .await?;
@@ -196,15 +209,28 @@ async fn test_pool_write_new_endorser_did() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 #[ignore]
 async fn test_pool_add_get_service_public() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let setup = build_setup_profile().await;
-    let did = setup.institution_did.clone();
+    let endorser = create_test_agent_endorser(
+        setup.ledger_write,
+        setup.wallet,
+        &setup.genesis_file_path,
+        &setup.institution_did,
+    )
+    .await?;
+
     let create_service = EndpointDidSov::create()
         .set_service_endpoint("https://example.org".parse()?)
         .set_routing_keys(Some(vec!["did:sov:456".into()]));
-    write_endpoint(&setup.wallet, &setup.ledger_write, &did, &create_service).await?;
+    write_endpoint(
+        &endorser.wallet,
+        &endorser.ledger_write,
+        &endorser.institution_did,
+        &create_service,
+    )
+    .await?;
     thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50));
-    let service = get_service(&setup.ledger_read, &did).await?;
+    let service = get_service(&endorser.ledger_read, &endorser.institution_did).await?;
     let expect_recipient_key =
-        get_verkey_from_ledger(&setup.ledger_read, &setup.institution_did).await?;
+        get_verkey_from_ledger(&endorser.ledger_read, &endorser.institution_did).await?;
     let expect_service = AriesService::default()
         .set_service_endpoint("https://example.org".parse()?)
         .set_recipient_keys(vec![expect_recipient_key])
@@ -213,9 +239,9 @@ async fn test_pool_add_get_service_public() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
 
     // clean up written endpoint
     clear_attr(
-        &setup.wallet,
-        &setup.ledger_write,
-        &setup.institution_did,
+        &endorser.wallet,
+        &endorser.ledger_write,
+        &endorser.institution_did,
         "endpoint",
     )
     .await?;
diff --git a/aries_vcx/tests/utils/test_agent.rs b/aries_vcx/tests/utils/test_agent.rs
index 1a9a66268f..dd69d8692e 100644
--- a/aries_vcx/tests/utils/test_agent.rs
+++ b/aries_vcx/tests/utils/test_agent.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 #![allow(clippy::diverging_sub_expression)]
 
-use aries_vcx::global::settings::DEFAULT_LINK_SECRET_ALIAS;
+use aries_vcx::{
+    common::ledger::transactions::write_endorser_did, global::settings::DEFAULT_LINK_SECRET_ALIAS,
+};
 use aries_vcx_core::{
     anoncreds::base_anoncreds::BaseAnonCreds,
     ledger::base_ledger::{
         AnoncredsLedgerRead, AnoncredsLedgerWrite, IndyLedgerRead, IndyLedgerWrite,
     },
-    wallet::base_wallet::BaseWallet,
+    wallet::{base_wallet::BaseWallet, indy::wallet::get_verkey_from_wallet},
 };
 use test_utils::{
     constants::TRUSTEE_SEED,
@@ -81,3 +83,38 @@ pub async fn create_test_agent(
 > {
     create_test_agent_from_seed(&generate_random_seed(), genesis_file_path).await
 }
+
+pub async fn create_test_agent_endorser<LW, W>(
+    ledger_write: LW,
+    trustee_wallet: W,
+    genesis_file_path: &str,
+    trustee_did: &str,
+) -> Result<
+    TestAgent<
+        impl IndyLedgerRead + AnoncredsLedgerRead,
+        impl IndyLedgerWrite + AnoncredsLedgerWrite,
+        impl BaseAnonCreds,
+        impl BaseWallet,
+    >,
+    Box<dyn std::error::Error>,
+>
+where
+    LW: IndyLedgerWrite + AnoncredsLedgerWrite,
+    W: BaseWallet,
+{
+    let acme = create_test_agent(genesis_file_path.to_string()).await;
+    let acme_vk =
+        get_verkey_from_wallet(acme.wallet.get_wallet_handle(), &acme.institution_did).await?;
+
+    write_endorser_did(
+        &trustee_wallet,
+        &ledger_write,
+        trustee_did,
+        &acme.institution_did,
+        &acme_vk,
+        None,
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    Ok(acme)
+}