diff --git a/gradle/java.gradle b/gradle/java.gradle
index 639aeb7d00..642939855d 100644
--- a/gradle/java.gradle
+++ b/gradle/java.gradle
@@ -282,6 +282,6 @@ tasks.withType(Test).configureEach {
 
   retry {
     // You can see tests that were retried by this mechanism in the collected test reports and build scans.
-    maxRetries = 5
+    maxRetries = System.getenv("CI") != null ? 5 : 0
   }
 }