diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-unit.yml b/.github/workflows/test-unit.yml
index 460c44dd89f..fd188deeef8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-unit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-unit.yml
@@ -573,6 +573,16 @@ jobs:
               tests/unit/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_server_manager.py
               tests/unit/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_server_tool_calls_and_headers.py
               tests/unit/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_operations.py
+            python-version: "3.12"
+            workers: 4
+            reruns: 0
+            timeout-minutes: 20
+            job-timeout-minutes: 60
+            dist: loadscope
+
+          - shard: mcp-interactions
+            test-path: |-
+              --override-ini=pythonpath=tests
               tests/integration/mcp/test_interactions.py
             python-version: "3.12"
             workers: 4