diff --git a/src/Plugins/Only.php b/src/Plugins/Only.php
index 503f8ed0..0d958173 100644
--- a/src/Plugins/Only.php
+++ b/src/Plugins/Only.php
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ final class Only implements Terminable
      */
     public static function enable(TestCall $testCall, string $group = '__pest_only'): void
     {
+        $testCall->group($group);
+
         if (Environment::name() === Environment::CI || Parallel::isWorker()) {
             return;
         }
 
-        $testCall->group($group);
-
         $lockFile = self::TEMPORARY_FOLDER.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'only.lock';
 
         if (file_exists($lockFile) && $group === '__pest_only') {