diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 4da1a4df3186af09bfc35ae9cfc97863a2f9d3bb..7abf5c6b28f70da12122aed1c04070ddf0d12ec9 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
       "type": "extensionHost",
       "request": "launch",
       "runtimeExecutable": "${execPath}",
-      "args": ["--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceRoot}"],
+      "args": ["--disable-extensions","--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceRoot}"],
       "stopOnEntry": false
     },
     {
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
       "request": "launch",
       "runtimeExecutable": "${execPath}",
       "args": [
+        "--disable-extensions",
         "--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceRoot}",
         "--extensionTestsPath=${workspaceRoot}/out/unit_tests/"
       ],
diff --git a/test/runTest.ts b/test/runTest.ts
index 446b17f93097d87f4a0f62b32416b4c527ac4a9d..5306c61214d1924c5787844cc590f14981b0c179 100644
--- a/test/runTest.ts
+++ b/test/runTest.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ async function go() {
     await runTests({
       extensionDevelopmentPath,
       extensionTestsPath,
+      launchArgs: ['--disable-extensions'],
     });
   } catch (err) {
     console.error('Failed to run tests');