diff --git a/tests/affine-desktop/playwright.config.ts b/tests/affine-desktop/playwright.config.ts
index 414ac329e5..3dbefc2e9f 100644
--- a/tests/affine-desktop/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/tests/affine-desktop/playwright.config.ts
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ const config: PlaywrightTestConfig = {
 };
 
 if (process.env.CI) {
-  config.retries = 3;
-  config.workers = '50%';
+  // todo: fix the flaky tests
+  config.retries = 5;
 }
 
 if (process.env.DEV_SERVER_URL) {