diff --git a/tests/sanity/tests/playwright.config.ts b/tests/sanity/tests/playwright.config.ts
index 7454893abf..ffd9f15e2d 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/tests/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/tests/sanity/tests/playwright.config.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ import { devices, PlaywrightTestConfig } from '@playwright/test'
 import { config as dotenvConfig } from 'dotenv'
 dotenvConfig()
 
+let maxFailures: number | undefined
+if (process.env.TESTS_MAX_FAILURES !== undefined) {
+  maxFailures = parseInt(process.env.TESTS_MAX_FAILURES)
+}
+
 const config: PlaywrightTestConfig = {
   projects: [
     {
@@ -25,7 +30,7 @@ const config: PlaywrightTestConfig = {
   ],
   retries: 1,
   timeout: 60000,
-  maxFailures: 5,
+  maxFailures,
   expect: {
     timeout: 15000
   },