diff --git a/azure-pipelines-automated-testing.yml b/azure-pipelines-automated-testing.yml
index 33524a92e..f11f68159 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines-automated-testing.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines-automated-testing.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ variables:
   - name: imageTag
     value: '$(Build.BuildId)'
   - name: totalShards
-    value: 4
+    value: '2'
   - name: IS_REGRESSION
-    value: 'true'
+    value: 'false'
   - name: JIRA_BOARD_ID
     value: '845'
   - name: JIRA_EPIC_KEY
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ stages:
     jobs:
     - template: temp/playwright-test.yml
       parameters:
-        totalShards: 4
+        totalShards: ${{ variables.totalShards }}
         targetUrl: $(BASE_URL)
         dockerFileName: 'Dockerfile.playwright'
-        isRegression: true
+        isRegression: ${{ variables.IS_REGRESSION }}
         filterTags: ''
         playwrightTestsPath: 'playwright-tests'
         npmServePath: '.'