diff --git a/build/azure-pipelines.yml b/build/azure-pipelines.yml
index d3cf365c89d3..cf80f9ef7bf2 100644
--- a/build/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/build/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ parameters:
     displayName: Run SQL Server Integration Tests
     type: boolean
     default: false
+  - name: sqlServerLinuxAcceptanceTests
+    displayName: Run SQL Server Linux Acceptance Tests
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
   - name: myGetDeploy
     displayName: Deploy to MyGet
     type: boolean
@@ -559,10 +563,11 @@ stages:
           CONNECTIONSTRINGS__UMBRACODBDSN_PROVIDERNAME: Microsoft.Data.SqlClient
         strategy:
           matrix:
-            Linux:
-              vmImage: "ubuntu-latest"
-              SA_PASSWORD: $(UMBRACO__CMS__UNATTENDED__UNATTENDEDUSERPASSWORD)
-              CONNECTIONSTRINGS__UMBRACODBDSN: "Server=(local);Database=Umbraco;User Id=sa;Password=$(SA_PASSWORD);TrustServerCertificate=True"
+            ${{ if eq(parameters.sqlServerLinuxAcceptanceTests, True) }} :
+              Linux:
+                vmImage: "ubuntu-latest"
+                SA_PASSWORD: $(UMBRACO__CMS__UNATTENDED__UNATTENDEDUSERPASSWORD)
+                CONNECTIONSTRINGS__UMBRACODBDSN: "Server=(local);Database=Umbraco;User Id=sa;Password=$(SA_PASSWORD);TrustServerCertificate=True"
             Windows:
               vmImage: "windows-latest"
         pool:
diff --git a/tests/Umbraco.Tests.AcceptanceTest/playwright.config.ts b/tests/Umbraco.Tests.AcceptanceTest/playwright.config.ts
index c0b1d0710713..021c938d028e 100644
--- a/tests/Umbraco.Tests.AcceptanceTest/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/tests/Umbraco.Tests.AcceptanceTest/playwright.config.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export const STORAGE_STATE = path.join(__dirname, 'playwright/.auth/user.json');
 export default defineConfig({
   testDir: './tests/',
   /* Maximum time one test can run for. */
-  timeout: 40 * 1000,
+  timeout: 30 * 1000,
   expect: {
     /**
      * Maximum time expect() should wait for the condition to be met.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   /* Fail the build on CI if you accidentally left test.only in the source code. */
   forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
   /* Retry on CI only */
-  retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 1,
+  retries: 1,
   // We don't want to run parallel, as tests might differ in state
   workers: 1,
   /* Reporter to use. See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-reporters */