diff --git a/mesop/tests/e2e/web_components/slot_test.ts b/mesop/tests/e2e/web_components/slot_test.ts
index c6302d92c..abadf2d47 100644
--- a/mesop/tests/e2e/web_components/slot_test.ts
+++ b/mesop/tests/e2e/web_components/slot_test.ts
@@ -1,35 +1,39 @@
 import {test, expect, Page} from '@playwright/test';
 
-test('web components - slot', async ({page}) => {
-  await page.goto('http://localhost:32123/web_component/slot/slot_app');
-  // Make sure the page has loaded:
-  expect(page.getByRole('button', {name: 'Decrement'})).toBeVisible();
+test.describe(() => {
+  // All tests in this describe group will get 2 retry attempts.
+  test.describe.configure({retries: 2});
+  test('web components - slot', async ({page}) => {
+    await page.goto('http://localhost:32123/web_component/slot/slot_app');
+    // Make sure the page has loaded:
+    expect(page.getByRole('button', {name: 'Decrement'})).toBeVisible();
 
-  assertValue(10);
-  await page.getByRole('button', {name: 'increment'}).click();
-  assertValue(11);
-  await page.getByRole('button', {name: 'increment'}).click();
-  assertValue(12);
-  await page.getByRole('button', {name: 'Decrement'}).click();
-  assertValue(11);
-  await page.getByRole('button', {name: 'Decrement'}).click();
-  assertValue(10);
+    assertValue(10);
+    await page.getByRole('button', {name: 'increment'}).click();
+    assertValue(11);
+    await page.getByRole('button', {name: 'increment'}).click();
+    assertValue(12);
+    await page.getByRole('button', {name: 'Decrement'}).click();
+    assertValue(11);
+    await page.getByRole('button', {name: 'Decrement'}).click();
+    assertValue(10);
 
-  async function assertValue(value: number) {
-    // Check that the outer component is displaying the right value.
-    expect(
-      await page
-        .locator('div')
-        .filter({hasText: `Value: ${value} increment Start of`})
-        .textContent(),
-    ).toContain(value.toString());
+    async function assertValue(value: number) {
+      // Check that the outer component is displaying the right value.
+      expect(
+        await page
+          .locator('div')
+          .filter({hasText: `Value: ${value} increment Start of`})
+          .textContent(),
+      ).toContain(value.toString());
 
-    // Check that the inner component is displaying the right value.
-    expect(
-      await page
-        .locator('slot-counter-component')
-        .getByText('Value:')
-        .textContent(),
-    ).toContain(value.toString());
-  }
+      // Check that the inner component is displaying the right value.
+      expect(
+        await page
+          .locator('slot-counter-component')
+          .getByText('Value:')
+          .textContent(),
+      ).toContain(value.toString());
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index c8b64be65..17d7ef293 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {defineConfig, devices} from '@playwright/test';
  * See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-configuration.
  */
 export default defineConfig({
-  timeout: process.env.CI ? 30000 : 15000, // Budget more time for CI since tests run slower there.
+  timeout: process.env.CI ? 50000 : 25000, // Budget more time for CI since tests run slower there.
   testDir: '.',
   // Use a custom snapshot path template because Playwright's default
   // is platform-specific which isn't necessary for Mesop e2e tests
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   fullyParallel: true,
   /* Fail the build on CI if you accidentally left test.only in the source code. */
   forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
-  retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,
+  retries: 0,
   /* Reporter to use. See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-reporters */
   reporter: 'html',
   /* Shared settings for all the projects below. See https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions. */