diff --git a/tests/ctst/world/Zenko.ts b/tests/ctst/world/Zenko.ts
index 12d94e94f..5c9b57c10 100644
--- a/tests/ctst/world/Zenko.ts
+++ b/tests/ctst/world/Zenko.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { AccessKey } from '@aws-sdk/client-iam';
 import { Credentials } from '@aws-sdk/client-sts';
 import { aws4Interceptor } from 'aws4-axios';
 import qs from 'qs';
+import lockFile from 'proper-lockfile';
 import Werelogs from 'werelogs';
 import {
     CacheHelper,
@@ -635,22 +636,29 @@ export default class Zenko extends World<ZenkoWorldParameters> {
                 Identity.useIdentity(IdentityEnum.ADMIN, site.adminIdentityName);
 
                 let account = null;
-                CacheHelper.logger.debug('Creating account', {
-                    accountName,
-                    adminIdentityName: site.adminIdentityName,
-                    credentials: Identity.getCurrentCredentials(),
-                });
-                // Create the account if already exist will not throw any error
+                let releaseLock: (() => Promise<void>) | null = null;
                 try {
-                    await SuperAdmin.createAccount({ accountName });
-                /* eslint-disable */
-                } catch (err: any) {
-                    CacheHelper.logger.debug('Error while creating account', {
-                        accountName,
-                        err,
+                    releaseLock = await lockFile.lock('/tmp/account-init.lock', { 
+                        stale: Constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT / 2,
+                        retries: {
+                            retries: 5,
+                            factor: 3,
+                            minTimeout: 1000,
+                            maxTimeout: 5000,
+                        }
                     });
-                    if (!err.EntityAlreadyExists && err.code !== 'EntityAlreadyExists') {
-                        throw err;
+            
+                    try {
+                        await SuperAdmin.createAccount({ accountName });
+                    /* eslint-disable */
+                    } catch (err: any) {
+                        if (!err.EntityAlreadyExists && err.code !== 'EntityAlreadyExists') {
+                            throw err;
+                        }
+                    }
+                } finally {
+                    if (releaseLock) {
+                        await releaseLock();
                     }
                 }
                 /* eslint-enable */