diff --git a/.github/workflows/element-build-and-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/element-build-and-test.yaml
index 2bb95d1c0e..1b736d2838 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/element-build-and-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/element-build-and-test.yaml
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ jobs:
           # to run the tests, so use chrome.
           browser: chrome
           start: npx serve -p 8080 webapp
+          record: true
+        env:
+          # pass the Dashboard record key as an environment variable
+          CYPRESS_RECORD_KEY: ${{ secrets.CYPRESS_RECORD_KEY }}
+          # pass GitHub token to allow accurately detecting a build vs a re-run build
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Upload Artifact
         if: failure()
diff --git a/cypress.json b/cypress.json
index 4c1ed2d585..2c39bb411f 100644
--- a/cypress.json
+++ b/cypress.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
     "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080",
-    "videoUploadOnPasses": false
+    "videoUploadOnPasses": false,
+    "projectId": "ppvnzg"
 }