diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index f17d2aee..3769353c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build vscode extension
         run: |
-          cd apps/vscode
           yarn install
-          yarn run build
+          yarn run build-vscode
 
       - name: Compile and run tests
         run: |
diff --git a/apps/vscode/.vscode-test.mjs b/apps/vscode/.vscode-test.mjs
index 638bef89..e9ecc398 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/.vscode-test.mjs
+++ b/apps/vscode/.vscode-test.mjs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export default defineConfig([
     files: 'test-out/*.test.js',
     workspaceFolder: 'src/test/examples',
     mocha: {
-      timeout: 3000,
+      timeout: 5000,
     },
   },
 ]);
diff --git a/apps/vscode/src/test/quartoDoc.test.ts b/apps/vscode/src/test/quartoDoc.test.ts
index deb7d879..87c7f5e5 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/src/test/quartoDoc.test.ts
+++ b/apps/vscode/src/test/quartoDoc.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { exampleWorkspacePath, exampleWorkspaceOutPath, copyFile, wait } from ".
 import { isQuartoDoc } from "../core/doc";
 import { extension } from "./extension";
 
-const APPROX_TIME_TO_OPEN_VISUAL_EDITOR = 1600;
+const APPROX_TIME_TO_OPEN_VISUAL_EDITOR = 1700;
 
 suite("Quarto basics", function () {
   // Before we run any tests, we should copy any files that get edited in the tests to file under `exampleWorkspaceOutPath`
@@ -23,12 +23,11 @@ suite("Quarto basics", function () {
 
   // Note: the following tests may be flaky. They rely on waiting estimated amounts of time for commands to complete.
   test("Can edit in visual mode", async function () {
-    // don't run this in CI for now because we haven't figured out how to get the LSP to start
-    if (process.env['CI']) this.skip();
-
     const doc = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(exampleWorkspaceOutPath("hello.qmd"));
     const editor = await vscode.window.showTextDocument(doc);
 
+    await extension().activate();
+
     // manually confirm visual mode so dialogue pop-up doesn't show because dialogues cause test errors
     // and switch to visual editor
     await vscode.commands.executeCommand("quarto.test_setkVisualModeConfirmedTrue");
@@ -42,12 +41,11 @@ suite("Quarto basics", function () {
   //       test. That's okay for this test, but could cause issues if you expect a qmd to look how it
   //       does in `/examples`.
   test("Roundtrip doesn't change hello.qmd", async function () {
-    // don't run this in CI for now because we haven't figured out how to get the LSP to start
-    if (process.env['CI']) this.skip();
-
     const doc = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(exampleWorkspaceOutPath("hello.qmd"));
     const editor = await vscode.window.showTextDocument(doc);
 
+    await extension().activate();
+
     const docTextBefore = doc.getText();
 
     // switch to visual editor and back
@@ -59,6 +57,6 @@ suite("Quarto basics", function () {
     await wait(300);
 
     const docTextAfter = doc.getText();
-    assert.ok(docTextBefore === docTextAfter);
+    assert.ok(docTextBefore === docTextAfter, docTextAfter);
   });
 });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 544c54d3..f4976c3b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "build": "turbo run build",
     "dev-writer": "turbo run dev --filter writer*",
     "dev-vscode": "turbo run dev --filter quarto...",
+    "build-vscode": "turbo run build --filter quarto...",
     "test-vscode": "cd apps/vscode && yarn test",
     "install-vscode": "cd apps/vscode && yarn install-vscode",
     "install-positron": "cd apps/vscode && yarn install-positron",