diff --git a/.github/actions/compilers/entrypoint.sh b/.github/actions/compilers/entrypoint.sh
index c76c59da96..be10ed9c61 100755
--- a/.github/actions/compilers/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/.github/actions/compilers/entrypoint.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ spec_opts=''
 # Launchable
 setup_launchable() {
     pushd ${srcdir}
+    # To prevent a slowdown in CI, disable request retries when the Launchable server is unstable.
+    export LAUNCHABLE_SKIP_TIMEOUT_RETRY=1
     # Launchable creates .launchable file in the current directory, but cannot a file to ${srcdir} directory.
     # As a workaround, we set LAUNCHABLE_SESSION_DIR to ${builddir}.
     export LAUNCHABLE_SESSION_DIR=${builddir}
diff --git a/.github/actions/launchable/setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/launchable/setup/action.yml
index 41a46ccc91..8ea8f61414 100644
--- a/.github/actions/launchable/setup/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/launchable/setup/action.yml
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ runs:
         : # https://github.com/launchableinc/cli/blob/v1.80.1/launchable/utils/authentication.py#L71
         echo "GITHUB_PR_HEAD_SHA=${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo "LAUNCHABLE_TOKEN=${{ inputs.launchable-token }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        : # To prevent a slowdown in CI, disable request retries when the Launchable server is unstable.
+        echo "LAUNCHABLE_SKIP_TIMEOUT_RETRY=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       if: steps.enable-launchable.outputs.enable-launchable
 
     - name: Set up path