diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b0901281ecb4..4f65dd8eb20e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1593,7 +1593,7 @@
     "vscode:prepublish": "tsc -p ./ && webpack",
     "compile": "webpack && tsc -watch -p ./",
     "postinstall": "node ./node_modules/vscode/bin/install",
-    "test": "node ./node_modules/vscode/bin/test && node ./out/test/multiRootTest.js"
+    "test": "node ./out/test/standardTest.js && node ./out/test/multiRootTest.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "anser": "^1.1.0",
diff --git a/src/test/standardTest.ts b/src/test/standardTest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ee31d40bb142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/standardTest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import * as path from 'path';
+
+process.env.CODE_TESTS_WORKSPACE = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'src', 'test');
+
+function start() {
+    require('../../node_modules/vscode/bin/test');
+}
+start();
diff --git a/src/test/workspaceSymbols/standard.test.ts b/src/test/workspaceSymbols/standard.test.ts
index f7e0270d4fd9..f32a9de3efa7 100644
--- a/src/test/workspaceSymbols/standard.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/workspaceSymbols/standard.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { WorkspaceSymbolProvider } from '../../client/workspaceSymbols/provider'
 import { enableDisableWorkspaceSymbols } from './common';
 import { PythonSettings } from '../../client/common/configSettings';
 
-const symbolFilesPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', 'src', 'test', 'symbolFiles');
+const workspaceUri = Uri.file(path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', 'src', 'test'));
 
 suite('Workspace Symbols', () => {
     suiteSetup(() => initialize());
@@ -16,15 +16,18 @@ suite('Workspace Symbols', () => {
     setup(() => PythonSettings.dispose());
     teardown(async () => {
         await closeActiveWindows();
-        await enableDisableWorkspaceSymbols(Uri.file(path.join(symbolFilesPath, 'file.py')), false, ConfigurationTarget.Workspace);
+        await enableDisableWorkspaceSymbols(workspaceUri, false, ConfigurationTarget.Workspace);
     });
 
     test(`symbols should be returned when enabeld and vice versa`, async () => {
-        const workspaceUri = Uri.file(path.join(symbolFilesPath, 'file.py'));
         const outputChannel = new MockOutputChannel('Output');
-
         await enableDisableWorkspaceSymbols(workspaceUri, false, ConfigurationTarget.Workspace);
 
+        // The workspace will be in the output test folder
+        // So lets modify the settings so it sees the source test folder
+        let settings = PythonSettings.getInstance(workspaceUri);
+        settings.workspaceSymbols.tagFilePath = path.join(workspaceUri.fsPath, '.vscode', 'tags')
+
         let generator = new Generator(workspaceUri, outputChannel);
         let provider = new WorkspaceSymbolProvider([generator], outputChannel);
         let symbols = await provider.provideWorkspaceSymbols('', new CancellationTokenSource().token);
@@ -33,17 +36,25 @@ suite('Workspace Symbols', () => {
 
         await enableDisableWorkspaceSymbols(workspaceUri, true, ConfigurationTarget.Workspace);
 
+        // The workspace will be in the output test folder
+        // So lets modify the settings so it sees the source test folder
+        settings = PythonSettings.getInstance(workspaceUri);
+        settings.workspaceSymbols.tagFilePath = path.join(workspaceUri.fsPath, '.vscode', 'tags')
+
         generator = new Generator(workspaceUri, outputChannel);
         provider = new WorkspaceSymbolProvider([generator], outputChannel);
         symbols = await provider.provideWorkspaceSymbols('', new CancellationTokenSource().token);
         assert.notEqual(symbols.length, 0, 'Symbols should be returned when workspace symbols are turned on');
     });
     test(`symbols should be filtered correctly`, async () => {
-        const workspaceUri = Uri.file(path.join(symbolFilesPath, 'file.py'));
         const outputChannel = new MockOutputChannel('Output');
-
         await enableDisableWorkspaceSymbols(workspaceUri, true, ConfigurationTarget.Workspace);
 
+        // The workspace will be in the output test folder
+        // So lets modify the settings so it sees the source test folder
+        const settings = PythonSettings.getInstance(workspaceUri);
+        settings.workspaceSymbols.tagFilePath = path.join(workspaceUri.fsPath, '.vscode', 'tags')
+
         const generators = [new Generator(workspaceUri, outputChannel)];
         const provider = new WorkspaceSymbolProvider(generators, outputChannel);
         const symbols = await provider.provideWorkspaceSymbols('meth1Of', new CancellationTokenSource().token);