diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index bbc3dbe..6cf395c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_APP_ID: ${{ vars.GH_APP_ID }}
           GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_PEM_B64: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_PEM_B64 }}
+          PRESERVE_ON_FAILURE: "1"
         run: |
           export GH_TOKEN=$(uv run tests/get_github_app_token.py)
           gh auth setup-git
diff --git a/tests/test_e2e.sh b/tests/test_e2e.sh
index b007a0b..2045d27 100755
--- a/tests/test_e2e.sh
+++ b/tests/test_e2e.sh
@@ -458,6 +458,11 @@ echo >&2 "2. Creating remote GitHub repository: $REPO_FULL_NAME"
 
 log_cmd gh repo create "$REPO_FULL_NAME" --description "Temporary E2E test repo for update-pr-stack action" --public
 echo >&2 "Successfully created $REPO_FULL_NAME"
+
+# Enable GitHub Actions on the new repository (may be disabled by default in CI environments)
+echo >&2 "Enabling GitHub Actions on the repository..."
+log_cmd gh api -X PUT "/repos/$REPO_FULL_NAME/actions/permissions" --input - <<< '{"enabled":true,"allowed_actions":"all"}'
+
 # 3. Push initial state
 echo >&2 "3. Pushing initial state to remote..."
 REMOTE_URL="https://github.com/$REPO_FULL_NAME.git"