diff --git a/cloud/context-refresh/build.gradle b/cloud/context-refresh/build.gradle
index ddbeb5c..865d31e 100644
--- a/cloud/context-refresh/build.gradle
+++ b/cloud/context-refresh/build.gradle
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ crSmokeTest {
 
 // `@ApplicationTest`s need to only be executed during the `checkpointRestoreAppTest and not `appTest`
 // (we're checking for a value that we want to have been modified in between these two phases).
-project.gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames.add("appTest")
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+appTest.enabled = false
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