diff --git a/bin/knapsack_pro_rspec b/bin/knapsack_pro_rspec
index 9aaf762ad..a3ab9b0ca 100755
--- a/bin/knapsack_pro_rspec
+++ b/bin/knapsack_pro_rspec
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 if [ "$KNAPSACK_PRO_TEST_SUITE_TOKEN_RSPEC" = "" ]; then
   KNAPSACK_PRO_ENDPOINT=https://api-disabled-for-fork.knapsackpro.com \
     KNAPSACK_PRO_TEST_SUITE_TOKEN_RSPEC=disabled-for-fork \
+    KNAPSACK_PRO_MAX_REQUEST_RETRIES=0 \
     bundle exec rake knapsack_pro:rspec # use Regular Mode here always
 else
   # Queue Mode - dynamic tests allocation across CI nodes