diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d17d5fff4b92..2a155b5ebf98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         if: matrix.test-suite == 'venv'
         run: |
-          # 1. For `terminalActivation.testvirtualenvs.test.ts`
+          # 1. For `*.testvirtualenvs.test.ts`
           if ('${{ matrix.os }}' -match 'windows-latest') {
             $condaPythonPath = Join-Path -Path $Env:CONDA -ChildPath python.exe
             $condaExecPath = Join-Path -Path $Env:CONDA -ChildPath Scripts | Join-Path -ChildPath conda
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-check.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-check.yml
index 3283d3281e5b..eb8cce0bce39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-check.yml
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         if: matrix.test-suite == 'venv'
         run: |
-          # 1. For `terminalActivation.testvirtualenvs.test.ts`
+          # 1. For `*.testvirtualenvs.test.ts`
           if ('${{ matrix.os }}' -match 'windows-latest') {
             $condaPythonPath = Join-Path -Path $Env:CONDA -ChildPath python.exe
             $condaExecPath = Join-Path -Path $Env:CONDA -ChildPath Scripts | Join-Path -ChildPath conda
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ jobs:
           PYTHON_VIRTUAL_ENVS_LOCATION: './src/tmp/envPaths.json'
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          # 1. For `terminalActivation.testvirtualenvs.test.ts`
+          # 1. For `*.testvirtualenvs.test.ts`
           if ('${{ matrix.os }}' -match 'windows-latest') {
             $condaPythonPath = Join-Path -Path $Env:CONDA -ChildPath python.exe
             $condaExecPath = Join-Path -Path $Env:CONDA -ChildPath Scripts | Join-Path -ChildPath conda
diff --git a/src/client/common/constants.ts b/src/client/common/constants.ts
index 6fc743fb8a0a..ac9387784c2c 100644
--- a/src/client/common/constants.ts
+++ b/src/client/common/constants.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ export namespace ThemeIcons {
 
 export const DEFAULT_INTERPRETER_SETTING = 'python';
 
-export const isCI = process.env.TRAVIS === 'true' || process.env.TF_BUILD !== undefined;
+export const isCI =
+    process.env.TRAVIS === 'true' || process.env.TF_BUILD !== undefined || process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS === 'true';
 
 export function isTestExecution(): boolean {
     return process.env.VSC_PYTHON_CI_TEST === '1' || isUnitTestExecution();
diff --git a/src/test/pythonEnvironments/base/locators/lowLevel/condaLocator.testvirtualenvs.ts b/src/test/pythonEnvironments/base/locators/lowLevel/condaLocator.testvirtualenvs.ts
index 81060a0635c8..a89a7ca9718a 100644
--- a/src/test/pythonEnvironments/base/locators/lowLevel/condaLocator.testvirtualenvs.ts
+++ b/src/test/pythonEnvironments/base/locators/lowLevel/condaLocator.testvirtualenvs.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
@@ -10,11 +11,14 @@ import { CondaEnvironmentLocator } from '../../../../../client/pythonEnvironment
 import { sleep } from '../../../../core';
 import { createDeferred, Deferred } from '../../../../../client/common/utils/async';
 import { PythonEnvsChangedEvent } from '../../../../../client/pythonEnvironments/base/watcher';
-import { TEST_TIMEOUT } from '../../../../constants';
+import { EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR_FOR_TESTS, TEST_TIMEOUT } from '../../../../constants';
 import { traceWarn } from '../../../../../client/logging';
 import { TEST_LAYOUT_ROOT } from '../../../common/commonTestConstants';
 import { getEnvs } from '../../common';
 import { assertBasicEnvsEqual } from '../envTestUtils';
+import { PYTHON_VIRTUAL_ENVS_LOCATION } from '../../../../ciConstants';
+import { isCI } from '../../../../../client/common/constants';
+import * as externalDependencies from '../../../../../client/pythonEnvironments/common/externalDependencies';
 
 class CondaEnvs {
     private readonly condaEnvironmentsTxt;
@@ -55,6 +59,10 @@ class CondaEnvs {
 suite('Conda Env Locator', async () => {
     let locator: CondaEnvironmentLocator;
     let condaEnvsTxt: CondaEnvs;
+    const envsLocation =
+        PYTHON_VIRTUAL_ENVS_LOCATION !== undefined
+            ? path.join(EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR_FOR_TESTS, PYTHON_VIRTUAL_ENVS_LOCATION)
+            : path.join(EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR_FOR_TESTS, 'src', 'tmp', 'envPaths.json');
 
     async function waitForChangeToBeDetected(deferred: Deferred<void>) {
         const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
@@ -63,11 +71,23 @@ suite('Conda Env Locator', async () => {
         }, TEST_TIMEOUT);
         await deferred.promise;
     }
+    let envPaths: any;
+
+    suiteSetup(async () => {
+        if (isCI) {
+            envPaths = await fs.readJson(envsLocation);
+        }
+    });
 
     setup(async () => {
         sinon.stub(platformUtils, 'getUserHomeDir').returns(TEST_LAYOUT_ROOT);
         condaEnvsTxt = new CondaEnvs();
         await condaEnvsTxt.cleanUp();
+        if (isCI) {
+            console.log('I am in CI');
+            console.log(JSON.stringify(envPaths));
+            sinon.stub(externalDependencies, 'getPythonSetting').returns(envPaths.condaExecPath);
+        }
     });
 
     async function setupLocator(onChanged: (e: PythonEnvsChangedEvent) => Promise<void>) {