diff --git a/extensions/positron-python/python_files/posit/positron/positron_ipkernel.py b/extensions/positron-python/python_files/posit/positron/positron_ipkernel.py
index 09e8a0e5f6f1..5983e6067e60 100644
--- a/extensions/positron-python/python_files/posit/positron/positron_ipkernel.py
+++ b/extensions/positron-python/python_files/posit/positron/positron_ipkernel.py
@@ -643,6 +643,24 @@ def _showwarning(self, message, category, filename, lineno, file=None, line=None
 
         return original_showwarning(message, category, filename, lineno, file, line)  # type: ignore reportAttributeAccessIssue
 
+    def pre_handler_hook(self):
+        # Override the default pre_handler_hook to add debug logging.
+        # The default logging in Ipykernel adds the exc_info=True which is causing
+        # huge tracebacks, specially in reticulate sessions - the pre_handler_hook and
+        # post_handler_hook always fail because they can't signal from a different thread.
+        # See: https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/issues/10953
+        try:
+            super().pre_handler_hook()
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.log.debug("Error in super().pre_handler_hook(): %s", e, exc_info=False)
+
+    def post_handler_hook(self):
+        # see the pre_handler_hook for details
+        try:
+            super().post_handler_hook()
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.log.debug("Error in super().post_handler_hook(): %s", e, exc_info=False)
+
 
 class PositronIPKernelApp(IPKernelApp):
     control_thread: ControlThread | None
diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-multiple.test.ts b/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-multiple.test.ts
index 81af3c73f08f..a55630b8e9f1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-multiple.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-multiple.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ test.use({
 // RETICULATE_PYTHON
 // to the installed python path
 
-test.describe.skip('Reticulate', {
+test.describe('Reticulate', {
 	tag: [tags.RETICULATE, tags.WEB, tags.ARK, tags.SOFT_FAIL],
 }, () => {
 	test.beforeAll(async function ({ app, settings }) {
diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-repl-python.test.ts b/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-repl-python.test.ts
index f31a60a47f57..fc8161a5ea77 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-repl-python.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-repl-python.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ test.use({
 // RETICULATE_PYTHON
 // to the installed python path
 
-test.describe.skip('Reticulate', {
+test.describe('Reticulate', {
 	tag: [tags.RETICULATE, tags.WEB, tags.ARK, tags.SOFT_FAIL],
 }, () => {
 	test.beforeAll(async function ({ app, settings }) {
diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-restart.test.ts b/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-restart.test.ts
index c728a6717bdd..68903a1ab494 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-restart.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-restart.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ test.use({
 // RETICULATE_PYTHON
 // to the installed python path
 
-test.describe.skip('Reticulate', {
+test.describe('Reticulate', {
 	tag: [tags.RETICULATE, tags.WEB, tags.SOFT_FAIL],
 }, () => {
 	test.beforeAll(async function ({ app, settings }) {
diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-stop-start.test.ts b/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-stop-start.test.ts
index 708828e08505..50f31f3d5411 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-stop-start.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-stop-start.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ test.use({
 // RETICULATE_PYTHON
 // to the installed python path
 
-test.describe.skip('Reticulate', {
+test.describe('Reticulate', {
 	tag: [tags.RETICULATE, tags.WEB, tags.SOFT_FAIL],
 }, () => {
 	test.beforeAll(async function ({ app, settings }) {
diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-variables.test.ts b/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-variables.test.ts
index b394d625d521..f250e2ed380a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-variables.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/reticulate/reticulate-variables.test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ test.use({
 // In order to run this test on Windows, I think we need to set the env var:
 // RETICULATE_PYTHON to the installed python path
 
-test.describe.skip('Reticulate - Variables pane support', {
+test.describe('Reticulate - Variables pane support', {
 	tag: [tags.RETICULATE, tags.WEB, tags.SOFT_FAIL],
 }, () => {
 	test('R - Verify Reticulate formats variables in the Variables pane', async function ({ app, sessions, logger }) {