diff --git a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/singlefolder-tests/extensions.test.ts b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/singlefolder-tests/extensions.test.ts
index 0818466a32e..1f451c1314b 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/singlefolder-tests/extensions.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/singlefolder-tests/extensions.test.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,16 @@ import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 
 suite('vscode server cli', () => {
 
-	const extension = process.env.TESTRESOLVER_INSTALL_BUILTIN_EXTENSION;
-	const skip = !process.env.BUILD_SOURCEVERSION // Skip it when running out of sources
-		|| !process.env.REMOTE_VSCODE // Skip it when not a remote integration test
-		|| !extension // Skip it when extension is not provided to server
-		;
 
-	(skip ? test.skip : test)('extension is installed and enabled when installed by server cli', function () {
+	test('extension is installed and enabled when installed by server cli', function () {
+		const extension = process.env.TESTRESOLVER_INSTALL_BUILTIN_EXTENSION;
+		if (/* !process.env.BUILD_SOURCEVERSION // Skip it when running out of sources
+			|| !process.env.REMOTE_VSCODE // Skip it when not a remote integration test
+			||  */!extension // Skip it when extension is not provided to server
+		) {
+			this.skip();
+		}
+
 		assert.ok(vscode.extensions.getExtension(extension!));
 	});