diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-onemath.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-onemath.yaml
index 544367ae819..07bc46f6a18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-onemath.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-onemath.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ env:
   test-pkg-env: 'environments/test.yml'
   test-env-name: 'test_onemath'
   rerun-tests-on-failure: 'true'
+  # A retry reruns only the failed tests (--lf), or all of them after a timeout kill
+  # Serial runs also need --continue-on-collection-errors, or a collection error skips all other tests
   rerun-tests-max-attempts: 2
   rerun-tests-timeout: 30
   rerun-tensor-tests-timeout: 10
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@ jobs:
             . $CONDA/etc/profile.d/mamba.sh
             mamba activate ${{ env.test-env-name }}
 
-            python -m pytest -ra --pyargs dpnp.tests
+            python -m pytest -ra --lf --continue-on-collection-errors --pyargs dpnp.tests
         env:
           SKIP_TENSOR_TESTS: 1
           SYCL_CACHE_PERSISTENT: 1
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@ jobs:
             . $CONDA/etc/profile.d/mamba.sh
             mamba activate ${{ env.test-env-name }}
 
-            python -m pytest -ra --pyargs dpnp.tests.tensor
+            python -m pytest -ra --lf --continue-on-collection-errors --pyargs dpnp.tests.tensor
         env:
           SYCL_CACHE_PERSISTENT: 1
 
@@ -324,7 +326,7 @@ jobs:
             . $CONDA/etc/profile.d/mamba.sh
             mamba activate ${{ env.test-env-name }}
 
-            python -m pytest -ra --pyargs dpnp.tests
+            python -m pytest -ra --lf --continue-on-collection-errors --pyargs dpnp.tests
         env:
           SKIP_TENSOR_TESTS: 1
           SYCL_CACHE_PERSISTENT: 1
@@ -342,6 +344,6 @@ jobs:
             . $CONDA/etc/profile.d/mamba.sh
             mamba activate ${{ env.test-env-name }}
 
-            python -m pytest -ra --pyargs dpnp.tests.tensor
+            python -m pytest -ra --lf --continue-on-collection-errors --pyargs dpnp.tests.tensor
         env:
           SYCL_CACHE_PERSISTENT: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/conda-build-test.yml
index 77a934a1598..93a2029da29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-build-test.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ env:
   fetch-depth: 1
   python-ver-test-all-dtypes: '3.14'
   test-env-name: 'test'
+  # A retry reruns only the failed tests (--lf), or all of them after a timeout kill
+  # Serial runs also need --continue-on-collection-errors, or a collection error skips all other tests
   rerun-tests-max-attempts: 2
   rerun-tests-timeout: 45
   rerun-tensor-tests-timeout: 15
@@ -282,9 +284,9 @@ jobs:
 
             if [[ "${{ env.python-label }}" == "${{ env.python-ver-test-all-dtypes }}" ]]; then
               export DPNP_TEST_ALL_INT_TYPES=1
-              python -m pytest -ra --pyargs ${{ env.module-name }}.tests
+              python -m pytest -ra --lf --continue-on-collection-errors --pyargs ${{ env.module-name }}.tests
             else
-              python -m pytest -n auto -ra --pyargs ${{ env.module-name }}.tests
+              python -m pytest -n auto -ra --lf --pyargs ${{ env.module-name }}.tests
             fi
 
       - name: Run tensor tests
@@ -300,4 +302,4 @@ jobs:
             . "$CONDA_UNIX/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
             conda activate ${{ env.test-env-name }}
 
-            python -m pytest -n auto -ra --timeout=${{ env.tensor-test-timeout }} --timeout-method=thread --pyargs dpnp.tests.tensor
+            python -m pytest -n auto -ra --lf --timeout=${{ env.tensor-test-timeout }} --timeout-method=thread --pyargs dpnp.tests.tensor
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml b/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
index 4fc22b5b467..ebdf5c066cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ env:
   python-ver-test-all-dtypes: '3.14'
   test-env-name: 'test'
   rerun-tests-on-failure: 'true'
+  # A retry reruns only the failed tests (--lf), or all of them after a timeout kill
+  # Serial runs also need --continue-on-collection-errors, or a collection error skips all other tests
   rerun-tests-max-attempts: 2
   rerun-tests-timeout: 45
   rerun-tensor-tests-timeout: 15
@@ -295,9 +297,9 @@ jobs:
 
             if [[ "${{ env.python-label }}" == "${{ env.python-ver-test-all-dtypes }}" ]]; then
               export DPNP_TEST_ALL_INT_TYPES=1
-              python -m pytest -ra --pyargs ${{ env.package-name }}.tests
+              python -m pytest -ra --lf --continue-on-collection-errors --pyargs ${{ env.package-name }}.tests
             else
-              python -m pytest -n auto -ra --pyargs ${{ env.package-name }}.tests
+              python -m pytest -n auto -ra --lf --pyargs ${{ env.package-name }}.tests
             fi
 
       - name: Run tensor tests
@@ -318,7 +320,7 @@ jobs:
             . $CONDA/etc/profile.d/mamba.sh
             mamba activate ${{ env.test-env-name }}
 
-            python -m pytest -n auto -ra --timeout=${{ env.tensor-test-timeout }} --timeout-method=thread --pyargs dpnp.tests.tensor
+            python -m pytest -n auto -ra --lf --timeout=${{ env.tensor-test-timeout }} --timeout-method=thread --pyargs dpnp.tests.tensor
 
   test_examples_linux:
     name: Test examples
@@ -603,9 +605,9 @@ jobs:
             $env:SKIP_TENSOR_TESTS=1
             if ( "${{ env.python-label }}" -eq "${{ env.python-ver-test-all-dtypes }}" ) {
               $env:DPNP_TEST_ALL_INT_TYPES=1
-              python -m pytest -ra --pyargs ${{ env.package-name }}.tests
+              python -m pytest -ra --lf --continue-on-collection-errors --pyargs ${{ env.package-name }}.tests
             } else {
-              python -m pytest -n auto -ra --pyargs ${{ env.package-name }}.tests
+              python -m pytest -n auto -ra --lf --pyargs ${{ env.package-name }}.tests
             }
 
       - name: Run tensor tests
@@ -624,7 +626,7 @@ jobs:
           retry_on: any
           shell: pwsh
           command: |
-            python -m pytest -n auto -ra --timeout=${{ env.tensor-test-timeout }} --timeout-method=thread --pyargs dpnp.tests.tensor
+            python -m pytest -n auto -ra --lf --timeout=${{ env.tensor-test-timeout }} --timeout-method=thread --pyargs dpnp.tests.tensor
 
   upload:
     name: Upload
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron-run-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/cron-run-tests.yaml
index b832ebbec61..b3593bfb176 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron-run-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron-run-tests.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ env:
   channels-list: '-c dppy/label/dev -c https://software.repos.intel.com/python/conda/ -c conda-forge --override-channels'
   test-env-name: test
   test-packages: 'pytest scipy'
+  # A retry reruns only the failed tests (--lf), or all of them after a timeout kill
+  # Serial runs also need --continue-on-collection-errors, or a collection error skips all other tests
   rerun-tests-max-attempts: 2
   rerun-tests-timeout: 20
 
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
         id: run_tests
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
-          python -m pytest -ra --pyargs ${{ env.package-name }}.tests
+          python -m pytest -ra --continue-on-collection-errors --pyargs ${{ env.package-name }}.tests
         env:
           SYCL_CACHE_PERSISTENT: 1
 
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
             . $CONDA/etc/profile.d/mamba.sh
             mamba activate ${{ env.test-env-name }}
 
-            python -m pytest -ra --pyargs ${{ env.package-name }}.tests
+            python -m pytest -ra --lf --continue-on-collection-errors --pyargs ${{ env.package-name }}.tests
         env:
           SYCL_CACHE_PERSISTENT: 1
 
@@ -168,6 +170,6 @@ jobs:
           max_attempts: ${{ env.rerun-tests-max-attempts }}
           retry_on: any
           command: |
-            python -m pytest -ra --pyargs ${{ env.package-name }}.tests
+            python -m pytest -ra --lf --continue-on-collection-errors --pyargs ${{ env.package-name }}.tests
         env:
           SYCL_CACHE_PERSISTENT: 1