diff --git a/e2e/tests/admin.review-pages.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/admin.review-pages.spec.ts
index fa76198..a322eaa 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/admin.review-pages.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/admin.review-pages.spec.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const TokenResponse = z.object({
  * FastAPI-admin UI smoke: core review workflows load without error.
  * Uses E2E_API_USERNAME/PASSWORD (admin FastAPI user — not NextAuth viewer creds).
  */
-test.describe.skip('admin review pages @smoke', () => {
+test.describe('admin review pages @smoke', () => {
   const adminBaseUrl = process.env.PLAYKIT_ADMIN_BASE_URL || DEFAULT_ADMIN_BASE_URL;
 
   test('identify, auto-match, and approve pages load for admin', async ({
diff --git a/e2e/tests/viewer.scroll-restore.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/viewer.scroll-restore.spec.ts
index 09abf9a..d9f956a 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/viewer.scroll-restore.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/viewer.scroll-restore.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { test, expect } from '../fixtures';
 import { BUDGET_MS, expectWithinBudget } from '../timing-budgets';
 
-test.describe.skip('gallery scroll restore @smoke', () => {
+test.describe('gallery scroll restore @smoke', () => {
   test('closing photo modal restores scroll position', async ({ page, playkitConfig, timings }) => {
+    test.skip(!!process.env.CI, 'Headless CI runner scroll timing differs — run locally against DEV');
     await timings.measure('open_gallery', async () => {
       await page.goto(`${playkitConfig.baseUrl}/`);
       await expect(