diff --git a/.github/workflows/lspE2E.yml b/.github/workflows/lspE2E.yml
index 54b7513a57..90cfa4ff42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lspE2E.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lspE2E.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ jobs:
           echo 'after if statement block 1'
           echo $TESTS_TO_RUN
           # echo "ENV_TESTS_TO_RUN=$TESTS_TO_RUN" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=ENV_TESTS_TO_RUN;]$TESTS_TO_RUN"
+          # echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=ENV_TESTS_TO_RUN;]$TESTS_TO_RUN"
+          export TEST_TO_RUN=${{ env.ENV_TESTS_TO_RUN }}
           echo ${{ env.ENV_TESTS_TO_RUN }}
           echo $ENV_TESTS_TO_RUN