diff --git a/awx/ui/package.json b/awx/ui/package.json
index 5a1bbb822d..cc402c1d76 100644
--- a/awx/ui/package.json
+++ b/awx/ui/package.json
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
     "test": "karma start test/spec/karma.spec.js",
     "jshint": "grunt jshint:source --no-color",
     "test:ci": "npm run test -- --single-run --reporter junit,dots --browsers=chromeHeadless",
-    "e2e": "./test/e2e/runner.js --config ./test/e2e/nightwatch.conf.js --suiteRetries=2",
-    "e2e-no-retry": "./test/e2e/runner.js --config ./test/e2e/nightwatch.conf.js",
+    "e2e": "./test/e2e/runner.js --config ./test/e2e/nightwatch.conf.js --suiteRetries=${E2E_RETRIES}",
     "headless-e2e": "./test/e2e/runner.js --config ./test/e2e/nightwatch.conf.js --env headless --suiteRetries=2",
     "unit": "karma start test/unit/karma.unit.js",
     "lint": "eslint .",
diff --git a/awx/ui/test/e2e/cluster/docker-compose.yml b/awx/ui/test/e2e/cluster/docker-compose.yml
index 3c2aa5ce7e..d40a85e551 100644
--- a/awx/ui/test/e2e/cluster/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/awx/ui/test/e2e/cluster/docker-compose.yml
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@ services:
     environment:
       AWX_E2E_CLUSTER_HOST: hub
       AWX_E2E_CLUSTER_PORT: 4444
+      E2E_RETRIES: ${E2E_RETRIES}
       DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS: /dev/null