diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0cf81856f277..96430d3db384 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ test-integration: build-s3-browser-bundle
 	make test-protocols;
 
 test-e2e: build-s3-browser-bundle
-	npx vitest run -c vitest.config.e2e.ts
-	npx vitest run -c vitest.config.browser.e2e.ts
+	npx vitest run -c vitest.config.e2e.ts --retry=4
+	npx vitest run -c vitest.config.browser.e2e.ts --retry=4
 
 build-s3-browser-bundle:
 	node ./clients/client-s3/test/browser-build/esbuild
diff --git a/vitest.config.browser.e2e.ts b/vitest.config.browser.e2e.ts
index 4dccbddcb87b..2c2ec0e7170d 100644
--- a/vitest.config.browser.e2e.ts
+++ b/vitest.config.browser.e2e.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";
 
 export default defineConfig({
   test: {
-    exclude: ["**/*/node_modules/**/*.spec.ts"],
+    exclude: ["**/*/node_modules/**/*.spec.ts", "node_modules"],
     include: ["**/*.browser.e2e.spec.ts"],
     environment: "happy-dom",
   },