diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 2fddd4604..d13fd891d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Test
         run: |
+          echo "CI environment variable: $CI"
           export AWS_S3EC_TEST_ALT_KMS_KEY_ARN=arn:aws:kms:${{ vars.CI_AWS_REGION }}:${{ secrets.CI_AWS_ACCOUNT_ID }}:key/${{ vars.CI_ALT_KMS_KEY_ID }}
           export AWS_S3EC_TEST_ALT_ROLE_ARN=arn:aws:iam::${{ secrets.CI_AWS_ACCOUNT_ID }}:role/service-role/${{ vars.CI_ALT_ROLE }}
           export AWS_S3EC_TEST_BUCKET=${{ vars.CI_S3_BUCKET }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 71d4e6344..4ca731127 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -348,5 +348,25 @@
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>ci</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <name>env.CI</name>
+          <value>true</value>
+        </property>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <rerunFailingTestsCount>2</rerunFailingTestsCount>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
   </profiles>
 </project>