diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index 4ddc4c00e3ba..491c5353550a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -164,17 +164,9 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: cd rerun_py/tests && pytest
 
-      - name: Install requriements for e2e test
-        run: |
-          pip install -r examples/python/api_demo/requirements.txt
-          pip install -r examples/python/car/requirements.txt
-          pip install -r examples/python/multithreading/requirements.txt
-          pip install -r examples/python/plots/requirements.txt
-          pip install -r examples/python/text_logging/requirements.txt
-
       - name: Run e2e test
         shell: bash
-        run: scripts/run_python_e2e_test.py --no-build # rerun-sdk is already built and installed
+        run: RUST_LOG=debug scripts/run_python_e2e_test.py --no-build # rerun-sdk is already built and installed
 
       - name: Unpack the wheel
         shell: bash
@@ -388,19 +380,10 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: cd rerun_py/tests && pytest
 
-      - name: Install requriements for e2e test
-        if: ${{ matrix.run_tests }}
-        run: |
-          pip install -r examples/python/api_demo/requirements.txt
-          pip install -r examples/python/car/requirements.txt
-          pip install -r examples/python/multithreading/requirements.txt
-          pip install -r examples/python/plots/requirements.txt
-          pip install -r examples/python/text_logging/requirements.txt
-
       - name: Run e2e test
         if: ${{ matrix.run_tests }}
         shell: bash
-        run: scripts/run_python_e2e_test.py --no-build # rerun-sdk is already built and installed
+        run: RUST_LOG=debug scripts/run_python_e2e_test.py --no-build # rerun-sdk is already built and installed
 
       - name: Unpack the wheel
         shell: bash
diff --git a/scripts/run_python_e2e_test.py b/scripts/run_python_e2e_test.py
index e654092bf0d8..a4993b936377 100755
--- a/scripts/run_python_e2e_test.py
+++ b/scripts/run_python_e2e_test.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 def main() -> None:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Logs Objectron data using the Rerun SDK.")
     parser.add_argument("--no-build", action="store_true", help="Skip building rerun-sdk")
+    parser.add_argument("--no-pip-reqs", action="store_true", help="Skip installing pip requirements")
 
     if parser.parse_args().no_build:
         print("Skipping building rerun-sdk - assuming it is already built and up-to-date!")
@@ -38,6 +39,23 @@ def main() -> None:
         print(f"rerun-sdk built in {elapsed:.1f} seconds")
         print("")
 
+    if parser.parse_args().no_pip_reqs:
+        requirements = [
+            "examples/python/api_demo/requirements.txt",
+            "examples/python/car/requirements.txt",
+            "examples/python/multithreading/requirements.txt",
+            "examples/python/plots/requirements.txt",
+            "examples/python/text_logging/requirements.txt",
+        ]
+
+        print("----------------------------------------------------------")
+        print("Installing pip dependencies…")
+        start_time = time.time()
+        for requirement in requirements:
+            subprocess.run(["pip", "install", "--quiet", "-r", requirement], check=True)
+        print(f"pip install in {elapsed:.1f} seconds")
+        print("")
+
     examples = [
         # Trivial examples that don't require weird dependencies, or downloading data
         ("examples/python/api_demo/main.py", ["--demo", "all"]),