diff --git a/apps/studio/vitest.config.ts b/apps/studio/vitest.config.ts
index 4c64e6653ea..b0d1a68df0f 100644
--- a/apps/studio/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/vitest.config.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { configDefaults, defineConfig } from 'vitest/config'
 // `setupFiles` live next to the test file itself. This forces them to always resolve correctly.
 const dirname = fileURLToPath(new URL('.', import.meta.url))
 
+const IS_CI = !!process.env.CI
+
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [
     react(),
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
   test: {
     globals: true,
     environment: 'jsdom', // TODO(kamil): This should be set per test via header in .tsx files only
+    // Retry flaky tests in CI only; failures locally should surface immediately.
+    retry: IS_CI ? 2 : 0,
     setupFiles: [
       resolve(dirname, './tests/setup/polyfills.ts'),
       resolve(dirname, './tests/vitestSetup.ts'),