diff --git a/test/smoke/src/areas/statusbar/statusbar.test.ts b/test/smoke/src/areas/statusbar/statusbar.test.ts
index 32b7c2ebe9f..9ae6a4bace2 100644
--- a/test/smoke/src/areas/statusbar/statusbar.test.ts
+++ b/test/smoke/src/areas/statusbar/statusbar.test.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,10 @@ import * as assert from 'assert';
 import { SpectronApplication, Quality } from '../../spectron/application';
 import { StatusBarElement } from './statusbar';
 
-
 describe('Statusbar', () => {
-	let app: SpectronApplication = new SpectronApplication();
-	before(() => app.start('Statusbar'));
-	after(() => app.stop());
-
 	it('verifies presence of all default status bar elements', async function () {
+		const app = this.app as SpectronApplication;
+
 		await app.workbench.statusbar.waitForStatusbarElement(StatusBarElement.BRANCH_STATUS);
 		if (app.quality !== Quality.Dev) {
 			await app.workbench.statusbar.waitForStatusbarElement(StatusBarElement.FEEDBACK_ICON);
@@ -31,6 +28,8 @@ describe('Statusbar', () => {
 	});
 
 	it(`verifies that 'quick open' opens when clicking on status bar elements`, async function () {
+		const app = this.app as SpectronApplication;
+
 		await app.workbench.statusbar.clickOn(StatusBarElement.BRANCH_STATUS);
 		await app.workbench.quickopen.waitForQuickOpenOpened();
 		await app.workbench.quickopen.closeQuickOpen();
@@ -51,18 +50,26 @@ describe('Statusbar', () => {
 	});
 
 	it(`verifies that 'Problems View' appears when clicking on 'Problems' status element`, async function () {
+		const app = this.app as SpectronApplication;
+
 		await app.workbench.statusbar.clickOn(StatusBarElement.PROBLEMS_STATUS);
 		await app.workbench.problems.waitForProblemsView();
 	});
 
-	if (app.quality !== Quality.Dev) {
-		it(`verifies that 'Tweet us feedback' pop-up appears when clicking on 'Feedback' icon`, async function () {
-			await app.workbench.statusbar.clickOn(StatusBarElement.FEEDBACK_ICON);
-			assert.ok(!!await app.client.waitForElement('.feedback-form'));
-		});
-	}
+	it(`verifies that 'Tweet us feedback' pop-up appears when clicking on 'Feedback' icon`, async function () {
+		const app = this.app as SpectronApplication;
+
+		if (app.quality === Quality.Dev) {
+			return this.skip();
+		}
+
+		await app.workbench.statusbar.clickOn(StatusBarElement.FEEDBACK_ICON);
+		assert.ok(!!await app.client.waitForElement('.feedback-form'));
+	});
 
 	it(`checks if 'Go to Line' works if called from the status bar`, async function () {
+		const app = this.app as SpectronApplication;
+
 		await app.workbench.quickopen.openFile('app.js');
 		await app.workbench.statusbar.clickOn(StatusBarElement.SELECTION_STATUS);
 
@@ -73,6 +80,8 @@ describe('Statusbar', () => {
 	});
 
 	it(`verifies if changing EOL is reflected in the status bar`, async function () {
+		const app = this.app as SpectronApplication;
+
 		await app.workbench.quickopen.openFile('app.js');
 		await app.workbench.statusbar.clickOn(StatusBarElement.EOL_STATUS);
 
diff --git a/test/smoke/src/main.ts b/test/smoke/src/main.ts
index ac85b1c4f23..84d00b159cc 100644
--- a/test/smoke/src/main.ts
+++ b/test/smoke/src/main.ts
@@ -236,6 +236,6 @@ import './areas/editor/editor.test';
 import './areas/debug/debug.test';
 import './areas/git/git.test';
 // import './areas/terminal/terminal.test';
-// import './areas/statusbar/statusbar.test';
+import './areas/statusbar/statusbar.test';
 // import './areas/extensions/extensions.test';
 // import './areas/workbench/localization.test';
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