diff --git a/.github/workflow-scripts/maestro-android.js b/.github/workflow-scripts/maestro-android.js
index 62ee99a2279d..ee179c3e1dab 100644
--- a/.github/workflow-scripts/maestro-android.js
+++ b/.github/workflow-scripts/maestro-android.js
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ async function executeFlowInFolder(flowFolder) {
   const files = fs.readdirSync(flowFolder);
   for (const file of files) {
     const filePath = `${flowFolder}/${file}`;
+
+    if (IS_DEBUG) {
+      const file = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
+      file.includes('- exclude-from-debug');
+      continue;
+    }
+
     if (fs.lstatSync(filePath).isDirectory()) {
       await executeFlowInFolder(filePath);
     } else {
diff --git a/.github/workflow-scripts/maestro-ios.js b/.github/workflow-scripts/maestro-ios.js
index c2b4b80b6117..aee6271c36ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflow-scripts/maestro-ios.js
+++ b/.github/workflow-scripts/maestro-ios.js
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ function executeTestsWithRetries(
   const recProcess = startVideoRecording(jsengine, currentAttempt);
   try {
     const timeout = 1000 * 60 * 10; // 10 minutes
-    const command = `$HOME/.maestro/bin/maestro --udid="${udid}" test "${maestroFlow}" --format junit -e APP_ID="${appId}"`;
+    const excludeTagsFlag = IS_DEBUG ? '--exclude-tags=exclude-from-debug' : '';
+    const command = `$HOME/.maestro/bin/maestro --udid="${udid}" test "${maestroFlow}" ${excludeTagsFlag} --format junit -e APP_ID="${appId}"`;
     console.log(command);
     childProcess.execSync(`MAESTRO_DRIVER_STARTUP_TIMEOUT=1500000 ${command}`, {
       stdio: 'inherit',
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-all.yml b/.github/workflows/test-all.yml
index f99618129583..f051634ef53f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-all.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-all.yml
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ jobs:
           flavor: ${{ matrix.flavor }}
 
   test_e2e_ios_rntester:
-    if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || contains(github.ref,  'stable') || inputs.run-e2e-tests }}
+    # Uncomment before landing
+    #if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || contains(github.ref,  'stable') || inputs.run-e2e-tests }}
     runs-on: macos-14-large
     needs:
       [test_ios_rntester]
@@ -439,11 +440,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-android
         with:
           release-type: ${{ needs.set_release_type.outputs.RELEASE_TYPE }}
-          run-e2e-tests: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || contains(github.ref,  'stable') || inputs.run-e2e-tests }}
+          run-e2e-tests: true # ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || contains(github.ref,  'stable') || inputs.run-e2e-tests }}
           gradle-cache-encryption-key: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_CACHE_ENCRYPTION_KEY }}
 
   test_e2e_android_rntester:
-    if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || contains(github.ref,  'stable') || inputs.run-e2e-tests }}
+    # Uncomment before landing
+    # if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || contains(github.ref,  'stable') || inputs.run-e2e-tests }}
     runs-on: 4-core-ubuntu
     needs: [build_android]
     strategy:
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/legacy-native-module.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/legacy-native-module.yml
index 38dad5da82db..e8671f407fed 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/legacy-native-module.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/legacy-native-module.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 appId: ${APP_ID} # iOS: com.meta.RNTester.localDevelopment | Android: com.facebook.react.uiapp
+tags:
+  - exclude-from-debug # when running in debug mode, the app is showing a logbox which makes the API tab not tappable
 ---
 - launchApp
 - assertVisible:
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ appId: ${APP_ID} # iOS: com.meta.RNTester.localDevelopment | Android: com.facebo
     speed: 40
 - tapOn:
     id: "Legacy Native Module"
-- tapOn: 
+- tapOn:
     text: "voidFunc"
 - assertVisible:
     id: "voidFunc-result"