diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/quality-gates/pipeline.tests-qa.yaml b/.buildkite/pipelines/quality-gates/pipeline.tests-qa.yaml
index 2ee943d72ee03..96ef648a352df 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/quality-gates/pipeline.tests-qa.yaml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/quality-gates/pipeline.tests-qa.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ steps:
         ENVIRONMENT: ${ENVIRONMENT}
         EC_ENV: qa
         EC_REGION: aws-eu-west-1
+        RETRY_TESTS_ON_FAIL: "true"
       message: "${BUILDKITE_MESSAGE} (triggered by pipeline.tests-qa.yaml)"
 
   # TODO: Uncomment this code when the integration is ready.
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/quality-gates/pipeline.tests-staging.yaml b/.buildkite/pipelines/quality-gates/pipeline.tests-staging.yaml
index 6b450aad7553e..2b74ee24165dc 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/quality-gates/pipeline.tests-staging.yaml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/quality-gates/pipeline.tests-staging.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ steps:
         ENVIRONMENT: ${ENVIRONMENT}
         EC_ENV: staging
         EC_REGION: aws-us-east-1
+        RETRY_TESTS_ON_FAIL: "true"
       message: "${BUILDKITE_MESSAGE} (triggered by pipeline.tests-staging.yaml)"
 
   - wait: ~