diff --git a/.github/workflows/studio-e2e-multigres-test.yml b/.github/workflows/studio-e2e-multigres-test.yml
index 125a23519f1..e37c731f91f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/studio-e2e-multigres-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/studio-e2e-multigres-test.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ jobs:
       STUDIO_URL: http://localhost:8082
       API_URL: http://localhost:8000
       IS_PLATFORM: 'false'
+      # Run the entire suite for full coverage rather than bailing after a few
+      # failures, and keep retries low so the run stays fast.
+      PLAYWRIGHT_MAX_FAILURES: '0'
+      PLAYWRIGHT_RETRIES: '3'
       ANON_KEY: eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyAgCiAgICAicm9sZSI6ICJhbm9uIiwKICAgICJpc3MiOiAic3VwYWJhc2UtZGVtbyIsCiAgICAiaWF0IjogMTY0MTc2OTIwMCwKICAgICJleHAiOiAxNzk5NTM1NjAwCn0.dc_X5iR_VP_qT0zsiyj_I_OZ2T9FtRU2BBNWN8Bu4GE
       SERVICE_ROLE_KEY: eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyAgCiAgICAicm9sZSI6ICJzZXJ2aWNlX3JvbGUiLAogICAgImlzcyI6ICJzdXBhYmFzZS1kZW1vIiwKICAgICJpYXQiOiAxNjQxNzY5MjAwLAogICAgImV4cCI6IDE3OTk1MzU2MDAKfQ.DaYlNEoUrrEn2Ig7tqibS-PHK5vgusbcbo7X36XVt4Q
 
diff --git a/e2e/studio/playwright.config.ts b/e2e/studio/playwright.config.ts
index 9f3544355e0..c2751963def 100644
--- a/e2e/studio/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/e2e/studio/playwright.config.ts
@@ -48,8 +48,16 @@ export default defineConfig({
   testDir: './features',
   testMatch: /.*\.spec\.ts/,
   forbidOnly: IS_CI,
-  retries: IS_CI ? 5 : 0,
-  maxFailures: 3,
+  retries: IS_CI
+    ? process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_RETRIES
+      ? Number(process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_RETRIES)
+      : 5
+    : 0,
+  // 0 = run the whole suite regardless of how many specs fail. Defaults to 3
+  // so a normal run bails early; override via env when you want full coverage.
+  maxFailures: process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_MAX_FAILURES
+    ? Number(process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_MAX_FAILURES)
+    : 3,
   expect: {
     timeout: 20_000,
   },