diff --git a/ruby/lib/ci/queue/redis/base.rb b/ruby/lib/ci/queue/redis/base.rb
index 7453ac50..6164f94d 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/ci/queue/redis/base.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/ci/queue/redis/base.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def initialize(redis_url, config)
               url: redis_url,
               # Booting a CI worker is costly, so in case of a Redis blip,
               # it makes sense to retry for a while before giving up.
-              reconnect_attempts: [0, 0, 0.1, 0.5, 1, 3, 5],
+              reconnect_attempts: reconnect_attempts,
               middlewares: custom_middlewares,
               custom: custom_config,
             )
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ def initialize(redis_url, config)
           end
         end
 
+        def reconnect_attempts
+          return [] if ENV["CI_QUEUE_DISABLE_RECONNECT_ATTEMPTS"]
+
+          [0, 0, 0.1, 0.5, 1, 3, 5]
+        end
+
         def custom_config
           return unless config.debug_log
 
diff --git a/ruby/test/integration/minitest_redis_test.rb b/ruby/test/integration/minitest_redis_test.rb
index 0bd9f8d7..207e3098 100644
--- a/ruby/test/integration/minitest_redis_test.rb
+++ b/ruby/test/integration/minitest_redis_test.rb
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ def test_retry_report
     def test_down_redis
       out, err = capture_subprocess_io do
         system(
+          { "CI_QUEUE_DISABLE_RECONNECT_ATTEMPTS" => "1" },
           @exe, 'run',
           '--queue', 'redis://localhost:1337',
           '--seed', 'foobar',