diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index c03fda47..5e2c457e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -168,11 +168,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Playwright
         run: npx playwright test
 
+      # always() (not !cancelled()) so the report still uploads when the job is
+      # cancelled by the timeout — that's exactly when you most need the traces.
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
+        if: always()
         with:
           name: playwright-report
           path: |
             playwright-report/
             test-results/
           retention-days: 14
+          if-no-files-found: ignore