diff --git a/tests/test_threaded_pipeline.py b/tests/test_threaded_pipeline.py
index b431c508..29796f65 100644
--- a/tests/test_threaded_pipeline.py
+++ b/tests/test_threaded_pipeline.py
@@ -23,93 +23,104 @@ def test_threaded_pipeline_multiple_documents():
         "tests/data/pdf/2206.01062.pdf",
         "tests/data/pdf/2305.03393v1.pdf",
     ]
+    # test_files = [str(f) for f in Path("/home/ubuntu/datasets/flat_bench_set").rglob("*.pdf")]
 
-    # Threaded pipeline
-    threaded_converter = DocumentConverter(
-        format_options={
-            InputFormat.PDF: PdfFormatOption(
-                pipeline_cls=ThreadedStandardPdfPipeline,
-                pipeline_options=ThreadedPdfPipelineOptions(
-                    layout_batch_size=1,
-                    table_batch_size=1,
-                    ocr_batch_size=1,
-                    batch_timeout_seconds=1.0,
-                    do_table_structure=True,
-                    do_ocr=True,
-                ),
-            )
-        }
-    )
+    do_ts = False
+    do_ocr = False
 
-    threaded_converter.initialize_pipeline(InputFormat.PDF)
+    run_threaded = True
+    run_serial = True
 
-    # Test threaded pipeline
-    threaded_results = []
-    start_time = time.perf_counter()
-    for result in threaded_converter.convert_all(test_files, raises_on_error=True):
-        print(
-            "Finished converting document with threaded pipeline:",
-            result.input.file.name,
+    if run_threaded:
+        # Threaded pipeline
+        threaded_converter = DocumentConverter(
+            format_options={
+                InputFormat.PDF: PdfFormatOption(
+                    pipeline_cls=ThreadedStandardPdfPipeline,
+                    pipeline_options=ThreadedPdfPipelineOptions(
+                        layout_batch_size=1,
+                        table_batch_size=1,
+                        ocr_batch_size=1,
+                        batch_timeout_seconds=1.0,
+                        do_table_structure=do_ts,
+                        do_ocr=do_ocr,
+                    ),
+                )
+            }
         )
-        threaded_results.append(result)
-    threaded_time = time.perf_counter() - start_time
 
-    del threaded_converter
+        threaded_converter.initialize_pipeline(InputFormat.PDF)
 
-    print("\nMulti-document Pipeline Comparison:")
-    print(f"Threaded pipeline:  {threaded_time:.2f} seconds")
-
-    # Standard pipeline
-    standard_converter = DocumentConverter(
-        format_options={
-            InputFormat.PDF: PdfFormatOption(
-                pipeline_cls=StandardPdfPipeline,
-                pipeline_options=PdfPipelineOptions(
-                    do_table_structure=True,
-                    do_ocr=True,
-                ),
+        # Test threaded pipeline
+        threaded_results = []
+        start_time = time.perf_counter()
+        for result in threaded_converter.convert_all(test_files, raises_on_error=True):
+            print(
+                "Finished converting document with threaded pipeline:",
+                result.input.file.name,
             )
-        }
-    )
+            threaded_results.append(result)
+        threaded_time = time.perf_counter() - start_time
 
-    standard_converter.initialize_pipeline(InputFormat.PDF)
+        del threaded_converter
 
-    # Test standard pipeline
-    standard_results = []
-    start_time = time.perf_counter()
-    for result in standard_converter.convert_all(test_files, raises_on_error=True):
-        print(
-            "Finished converting document with standard pipeline:",
-            result.input.file.name,
+        print(f"Threaded pipeline:  {threaded_time:.2f} seconds")
+
+    if run_serial:
+        # Standard pipeline
+        standard_converter = DocumentConverter(
+            format_options={
+                InputFormat.PDF: PdfFormatOption(
+                    pipeline_cls=StandardPdfPipeline,
+                    pipeline_options=PdfPipelineOptions(
+                        do_table_structure=do_ts,
+                        do_ocr=do_ocr,
+                    ),
+                )
+            }
         )
-        standard_results.append(result)
-    standard_time = time.perf_counter() - start_time
 
-    del standard_converter
+        standard_converter.initialize_pipeline(InputFormat.PDF)
 
-    print(f"Standard pipeline:  {standard_time:.2f} seconds")
-    print(f"Speedup:            {standard_time / threaded_time:.2f}x")
+        # Test standard pipeline
+        standard_results = []
+        start_time = time.perf_counter()
+        for result in standard_converter.convert_all(test_files, raises_on_error=True):
+            print(
+                "Finished converting document with standard pipeline:",
+                result.input.file.name,
+            )
+            standard_results.append(result)
+        standard_time = time.perf_counter() - start_time
+
+        del standard_converter
+
+        print(f"Standard pipeline:  {standard_time:.2f} seconds")
 
     # Verify results
-    assert len(standard_results) == len(threaded_results)
-    for result in standard_results:
-        assert result.status == ConversionStatus.SUCCESS
-    for result in threaded_results:
-        assert result.status == ConversionStatus.SUCCESS
+    if run_threaded and run_serial:
+        assert len(standard_results) == len(threaded_results)
+    if run_serial:
+        for result in standard_results:
+            assert result.status == ConversionStatus.SUCCESS
+    if run_threaded:
+        for result in threaded_results:
+            assert result.status == ConversionStatus.SUCCESS
 
-    # Basic content comparison
-    for i, (standard_result, threaded_result) in enumerate(
-        zip(standard_results, threaded_results)
-    ):
-        standard_doc = standard_result.document
-        threaded_doc = threaded_result.document
+    if run_serial and run_threaded:
+        # Basic content comparison
+        for i, (standard_result, threaded_result) in enumerate(
+            zip(standard_results, threaded_results)
+        ):
+            standard_doc = standard_result.document
+            threaded_doc = threaded_result.document
 
-        assert len(standard_doc.pages) == len(threaded_doc.pages), (
-            f"Document {i} page count mismatch"
-        )
-        assert len(standard_doc.texts) == len(threaded_doc.texts), (
-            f"Document {i} text count mismatch"
-        )
+            assert len(standard_doc.pages) == len(threaded_doc.pages), (
+                f"Document {i} page count mismatch"
+            )
+            assert len(standard_doc.texts) == len(threaded_doc.texts), (
+                f"Document {i} text count mismatch"
+            )
 
 
 def test_pipeline_comparison():