diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5fcdc3789..970f4f917 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "release:github-draft": "./ci/build/release-github-draft.sh",
     "release:github-assets": "./ci/build/release-github-assets.sh",
     "release:prep": "./ci/build/release-prep.sh",
-    "test:e2e": "VSCODE_IPC_HOOK_CLI= ./ci/dev/test-e2e.sh",
+    "test:e2e": "VSCODE_DEV=1 VSCODE_IPC_HOOK_CLI= ./ci/dev/test-e2e.sh",
     "test:unit": "./ci/dev/test-unit.sh --forceExit --detectOpenHandles",
     "test:integration": "./ci/dev/test-integration.sh",
     "test:scripts": "./ci/dev/test-scripts.sh",