diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-smoke-test.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-smoke-test.yml
index 9fd11bdcd..5d20c057d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-smoke-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-smoke-test.yml
@@ -67,8 +67,13 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           yarn run electron:serve > server.log 2>&1 &
+          SERVER_PID=$!
+          echo "Electron serve started with PID: $SERVER_PID"
           sleep 15
+          echo "=== Server log after 15s wait ==="
           cat server.log
+          echo "=== Checking if process is running ==="
+          ps aux | grep electron || true
           yarn workspace beekeeper-studio test:e2e e2e/tests/appLaunch.test.ts
         env:
           ELECTRON_ENABLE_LOGGING: 1
diff --git a/apps/studio/playwright.config.ts b/apps/studio/playwright.config.ts
index a5dcfe5a5..e5e78c7d1 100644
--- a/apps/studio/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/playwright.config.ts
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
     actionTimeout: 10000,
     trace: 'on-first-retry',
     screenshot: 'only-on-failure',
+    video: 'retain-on-failure',
   }
 });