diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml
index cd8b3924..23676053 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -714,6 +714,7 @@ jobs:
       TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH: ${{ matrix.tests.test_config_override_path ||
         inputs.test_config_override_path }}
       TEST_ID: ${{ matrix.tests.id_sanitized || matrix.tests.id }}
+      QUARANTINE: ${{ inputs.quarantine }}
     steps:
       - name: Enable S3 Cache for Self-Hosted Runners
         # these env vars are set (and exposed) when it is a self-hosted runner with extras=s3-cache
@@ -840,7 +841,8 @@ jobs:
         id: run_tests
         timeout-minutes: ${{ matrix.tests.timeout_minutes || inputs.test-timeout-minutes }}
         uses: smartcontractkit/.github/actions/ctf-run-tests@ctf-run-tests/0.11.0
-        continue-on-error: ${{ inputs.quarantine == 'true' }} # auto-quarantine will handle result
+        # jankiness because: github.com/actions/runner/issues/1492 + github.com/actions/runner/issues/2418
+        continue-on-error: ${{ fromJSON(env.QUARANTINE) }}
         env:
           DETACH_RUNNER: true
           RUN_QUARANTINED_TESTS: "true" # always run quarantined tests in CI
@@ -1074,6 +1076,7 @@ jobs:
       TEST_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_PATH: ${{ matrix.tests.test_config_override_path ||
         inputs.test_config_override_path }}
       TEST_ID: ${{ matrix.tests.id_sanitized || matrix.tests.id }}
+      QUARANTINE: ${{ inputs.quarantine }}
     steps:
       - name: Enable S3 Cache for Self-Hosted Runners
         # these env vars are set (and exposed) when it is a self-hosted runner with extras=s3-cache
@@ -1151,7 +1154,8 @@ jobs:
         id: run_tests
         timeout-minutes: ${{ matrix.tests.timeout_minutes || inputs.test-timeout-minutes }}
         uses: smartcontractkit/.github/actions/ctf-run-tests@ctf-run-tests/0.11.0
-        continue-on-error: ${{ inputs.quarantine == 'true' }} # auto-quarantine will handle result
+        # jankiness because: github.com/actions/runner/issues/1492 + github.com/actions/runner/issues/2418
+        continue-on-error: ${{ fromJSON(env.QUARANTINE) }}
         env:
           DETACH_RUNNER: true
           RUN_QUARANTINED_TESTS: "true" # always run quarantined tests in CI