diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index 766b55112..ab07a107b 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ export default defineConfig({
     fullyParallel: !process.env.CI,
     /* Fail the build on CI if you accidentally left test.only in the source code. */
     forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
-    /* Retry on CI only */
-    retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,
+    /* Retry once on CI, never locally */
+    retries: process.env.CI ? 1 : 0,
     /* Opt out of parallel tests on CI. */
-    workers: process.env.CI ? 2 : undefined,
+    workers: process.env.CI ? 1 : undefined,
     /* 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. */
diff --git a/tests/end2end/project.spec.ts b/tests/end2end/project.spec.ts
index 4846e015b..8d8241888 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/project.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/end2end/project.spec.ts
@@ -12,21 +12,17 @@ test('create project and visit its tiles ', async ({ page }) => {
     // Wait for the URL redirect to the project.
     await page.waitForURL(/\/project\/.+/);
 
-    // Expect an output view to be visible.
-    await expect(page.getByTestId('output')).toHaveCount(1);
-
-    // Expect to have an editor to be visible.
-    await expect(page.getByTestId('editor')).toHaveCount(1);
-
     // Click to open the guide
     await page.getByTestId('docs-toggle').click();
 
     // Click to open the palette
     await page.getByTestId('palette-toggle').click();
 
-    // Expect the guide to be visible.
-    await expect(page.getByTestId('documentation')).toBeVisible();
-
-    // // Expect the palette to be visible.
-    await expect(page.getByTestId('palette')).toBeVisible();
+    // Expect all four tiles to be visible.
+    await Promise.all([
+        expect(page.getByTestId('output')).toBeVisible(),
+        expect(page.getByTestId('editor')).toBeVisible(),
+        expect(page.getByTestId('documentation')).toBeVisible(),
+        expect(page.getByTestId('palette')).toBeVisible(),
+    ]);
 });