diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index 2d5423c0a9..0c5f915b1f 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ const config: PlaywrightTestConfig = {
         baseURL: baseUrl || 'http://localhost:3000/',
         testIdAttribute: 'data-qa',
         trace: 'on-first-retry',
-        video: 'retain-on-failure',
-        screenshot: 'only-on-failure',
+        // Always record video and take screenshots on main branch, otherwise only on failure
+        video: process.env.GITHUB_REF === 'refs/heads/main' ? 'on' : 'retain-on-failure',
+        screenshot: process.env.GITHUB_REF === 'refs/heads/main' ? 'on' : 'only-on-failure',
     },
     projects: [
         {