diff --git a/qa/qa/runtime/browser.rb b/qa/qa/runtime/browser.rb
index 945823fb9c0eef2fbc1483090430eebaecf9dfcf..b0e40b45f284bbb2db81e87e232b11f61c4f40e9 100644
--- a/qa/qa/runtime/browser.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/runtime/browser.rb
@@ -96,11 +96,12 @@ def self.configure!
             capabilities['goog:chromeOptions'][:args] << 'disable-dev-shm-usage' if QA::Runtime::Env.disable_dev_shm?
 
             # Set chrome default download path
-
-            capabilities['goog:chromeOptions'][:prefs] = {
-              'download.default_directory' => File.expand_path(QA::Runtime::Env.chrome_default_download_path),
-              'download.prompt_for_download' => false
-            }
+            unless QA::Runtime::Env.remote_grid
+              capabilities['goog:chromeOptions'][:prefs] = {
+                'download.default_directory' => File.expand_path(QA::Runtime::Env.chrome_default_download_path),
+                'download.prompt_for_download' => false
+              }
+            end
 
             # Specify the user-agent to allow challenges to be bypassed
             # See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/infrastructure/-/issues/11938
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ def self.configure!
           if QA::Runtime::Env.remote_grid
             selenium_options[:browser] = :remote
             selenium_options[:url] = QA::Runtime::Env.remote_grid
-            capabilities[:browserVersion] = 'latest'
+            capabilities[:browserVersion] = QA::Runtime::Env.browser_version
             capabilities['sauce:options'] = { tunnelIdentifier: QA::Runtime::Env.remote_tunnel_id }
           end
 
diff --git a/qa/qa/runtime/env.rb b/qa/qa/runtime/env.rb
index 810912c7ccf87cb52a989adf515b235a5d9db788..8926991bef66e94330c22bf7883dda2f024138f0 100644
--- a/qa/qa/runtime/env.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/runtime/env.rb
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ def browser
         ENV['QA_BROWSER'].nil? ? :chrome : ENV['QA_BROWSER'].to_sym
       end
 
+      def browser_version
+        ENV['QA_BROWSER_VERSION'] || 'latest'
+      end
+
       def remote_mobile_device_name
         ENV['QA_REMOTE_MOBILE_DEVICE_NAME']
       end