diff --git a/.ci/common-validation.yml b/.ci/common-validation.yml
index ed8b2661..83a2e30f 100644
--- a/.ci/common-validation.yml
+++ b/.ci/common-validation.yml
@@ -20,20 +20,16 @@ steps:
   inputs:
     verbose: false
 
-- task: Gulp@0
-  displayName: gulp compile
-  inputs:
-    targets: compile
-    publishJUnitResults: true
-
 # A shell script here due to https://github.com/microsoft/azure-pipelines-tasks/issues/12650
 - task: CmdLine@2
   displayName: npm test
   inputs:
     script: npm test
+    publishJUnitResults: true
   timeoutInMinutes: 12
   condition: eq(${{ parameters.runTests }}, true)
   env:
+    JSDBG_TEST_VERSION: insiders
     DISPLAY: ':99.0'
 
 - task: CmdLine@2
diff --git a/src/test/runTest.ts b/src/test/runTest.ts
index bb01e221..6e92b7ec 100644
--- a/src/test/runTest.ts
+++ b/src/test/runTest.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ async function main() {
     await runTests({
       extensionDevelopmentPath,
       extensionTestsPath,
+      version: process.env.JSDBG_TEST_VERSION,
       launchArgs: [
         path.resolve(__dirname, '../../..'),
         '--disable-extensions',