diff --git a/.github/workflows/macstadium-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/macstadium-tests.yml
index 43b326c14b1..4748f7b8df8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macstadium-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macstadium-tests.yml
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ jobs:
           yarn detox build --configuration ios.sim.release
       - name: Detox iOS e2e tests serial
         run: |
-          ./scripts/run-serial-e2e.sh
+          ./scripts/run-serial-e2e.sh 3
 
       - name: Detox iOS e2e tests parallel
         run: |
diff --git a/scripts/run-serial-e2e.sh b/scripts/run-serial-e2e.sh
index 84bcbd3c85d..922729eaeaf 100755
--- a/scripts/run-serial-e2e.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-serial-e2e.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-set -e
+MAX_RETRIES=${1:-3} # number of times that a test should be retried in case of failure. default to 3 if not specified
+BUILD_TYPE=${2:-release}   # can be "debug" or "release". default to "release" if not specified
 
-# 0) Read build type from first argument; default to "release" if not specified
-BUILD_TYPE=${1:-release}   # can be "debug" or "release"
 
 # 0.1) Decide Detox config based on BUILD_TYPE
 if [ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "debug" ]; then
@@ -11,41 +10,63 @@ else
   DETOX_CONFIG="ios.sim.release"
 fi
 
+SUCCESS=false
+
 # Loop through each file in the ./e2e/serial/ directory
 for test_file in ./e2e/serial/*.ts; do
-    echo "====================================="
-    echo "Running test file: $test_file"
-    echo "====================================="
-
-    # 1) Start Anvil in the background (show logs in terminal + save to file)
-    yarn anvil 2>&1 | grep -v "eth_" | tee anvil.log &
-    ANVIL_PID=$!
-
-    # 2) Wait for Anvil to initialize
-    sleep 5
-
-    # 3) Run Detox for this single file
-    ./node_modules/.bin/detox test "$test_file" -c "$DETOX_CONFIG" --maxWorkers 1 --R 3
-    ret_val=$?
-
-    # 4) Kill the Anvil process
-    echo "Killing Anvil (PID: $ANVIL_PID)"
-    kill "$ANVIL_PID"
-    # kill any other processes using port 8545
-    kill $(lsof -t -i:8545)  
-
-    # 5) Remove the Anvil log file
-    rm -rf anvil.log
-
-    # 6) Decide what to do if Detox failed or succeeded
-    if [ "$ret_val" -ne 0 ]; then
-      echo "❌ Tests failed for $test_file"
-      exit 1  # or break, depending on your preference
-    else
-      echo "✅ Tests passed for $test_file"
-    fi
+  COUNT=0
+  until (( $COUNT >= MAX_RETRIES ))
+    do
+      echo "====================================="
+      echo "Running test file: $test_file (attempt ${COUNT+1}/$MAX_RETRIES)"
+      echo "====================================="
+
+      echo "Starting anvil..."
+      # 1) Start Anvil in the background (show logs in terminal + save to file)
+      yarn anvil 2>&1 | grep -v "eth_" | tee anvil.log &
+      ANVIL_PID=$!
+      echo "Anvil started (PID: $ANVIL_PID)"
+
+      # 2) Wait for Anvil to initialize
+      sleep 5
+
+      # 3) Run Detox for this single file with retries
+      ./node_modules/.bin/detox test "$test_file" -c "$DETOX_CONFIG" --maxWorkers 1
+      ret_val=$?
+
+      # 4) Kill the Anvil process
+      echo "Killing Anvil (PID: $ANVIL_PID)"
+      kill "$ANVIL_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+      # kill any other processes using port 8545
+      kill $(lsof -t -i:8545) 2>/dev/null || true
+
+      # 5) Remove the Anvil log file
+      rm -rf anvil.log
 
+
+      # 6) Decide what to do if Detox failed or succeeded
+      if [ $ret_val -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "✅ Tests passed for $test_file"
+        SUCCESS=true
+        break
+      fi
+      ((COUNT++))
+      echo "❌ Test failed, attempt $COUNT/$MAX_RETRIES..."
+      
+      if(($COUNT >= MAX_RETRIES))
+      then
+        SUCCESS=false
+      fi
+    done
+
+    if [ "$SUCCESS" = "false" ]; then
+      echo "❌ Tests failed after $MAX_RETRIES attempts. Bailing out!"
+      exit 1
+    fi
 done
 
 echo "✅ All tests passed for every file!"
 exit 0
+
+
+