diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/playwright.config.ts b/packages/integration-tests/playwright.config.ts
index 7445d985c1ba..3baf3937c1f7 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/playwright.config.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ const config: PlaywrightTestConfig = {
   retries: 0,
   // Run tests inside of a single file in parallel
   fullyParallel: true,
-  // Use 5 workers on CI, else use defaults (based on available CPU cores)
-  // Note that 5 is a random number selected to work well with our CI setup
-  workers: process.env.CI ? 5 : undefined,
+  // Use 3 workers on CI, else use defaults (based on available CPU cores)
+  // Note that 3 is a random number selected to work well with our CI setup
+  workers: process.env.CI ? 3 : undefined,
 };
 export default config;
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/droppedError/test.ts b/packages/integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/droppedError/test.ts
index c509dda8206e..5bcb75bfe619 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/droppedError/test.ts
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/droppedError/test.ts
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@ sentryTest(
       sentryTest.skip();
     }
 
-    let callsToSentry = 0;
     const reqPromise0 = waitForReplayRequest(page, 0);
+    const reqPromise1 = waitForReplayRequest(page, 1);
+    const reqPromise2 = waitForReplayRequest(page, 2);
+
+    let callsToSentry = 0;
 
     await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
       callsToSentry++;
+
       return route.fulfill({
         status: 200,
         contentType: 'application/json',
@@ -46,10 +50,13 @@ sentryTest(
     const req0 = await reqPromise0;
 
     await page.click('#go-background');
-    expect(callsToSentry).toEqual(2); // 2 replay events
+    await reqPromise1;
 
     await page.click('#log');
     await page.click('#go-background');
+    await reqPromise2;
+
+    // Note: The fact that reqPromise1/reqPromise2 are fulfilled prooves that the recording continues
 
     const event0 = getReplayEvent(req0);
 
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/playwright.config.ts b/packages/nextjs/playwright.config.ts
index d0cf5c2fa767..d8f73993c815 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/playwright.config.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ const config: PlaywrightTestConfig = {
   },
   // Run tests inside of a single file in parallel
   fullyParallel: true,
-  // Use 5 workers on CI, else use defaults (based on available CPU cores)
-  // Note that 5 is a random number selected to work well with our CI setup
-  workers: process.env.CI ? 5 : undefined,
+  // Use 3 workers on CI, else use defaults (based on available CPU cores)
+  // Note that 3 is a random number selected to work well with our CI setup
+  workers: process.env.CI ? 3 : undefined,
   webServer: {
     cwd: path.join(__dirname, 'test', 'integration'),
     command: 'yarn start',
diff --git a/packages/remix/playwright.config.ts b/packages/remix/playwright.config.ts
index 88ba7b451389..63de33ff74ed 100644
--- a/packages/remix/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/packages/remix/playwright.config.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ const config: PlaywrightTestConfig = {
   },
   // Run tests inside of a single file in parallel
   fullyParallel: true,
-  // Use 5 workers on CI, else use defaults (based on available CPU cores)
-  // Note that 5 is a random number selected to work well with our CI setup
-  workers: process.env.CI ? 5 : undefined,
+  // Use 3 workers on CI, else use defaults (based on available CPU cores)
+  // Note that 3 is a random number selected to work well with our CI setup
+  workers: process.env.CI ? 3 : undefined,
   webServer: {
     command: '(cd test/integration/ && yarn build && yarn start)',
     port: 3000,