diff --git a/src/client/common/process/internal/scripts/index.ts b/src/client/common/process/internal/scripts/index.ts
index 7240d7be67f8..f719844ef80b 100644
--- a/src/client/common/process/internal/scripts/index.ts
+++ b/src/client/common/process/internal/scripts/index.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ export function testlauncher(testArgs: string[]): string[] {
     return [script, ...testArgs];
 }
 
+// run_pytest_script.py
+export function pytestlauncher(testArgs: string[]): string[] {
+    const script = path.join(SCRIPTS_DIR, 'vscode_pytest', 'run_pytest_script.py');
+    // There is no output to parse, so we do not return a function.
+    return [script, ...testArgs];
+}
+
 // visualstudio_py_testlauncher.py
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
diff --git a/src/client/testing/common/debugLauncher.ts b/src/client/testing/common/debugLauncher.ts
index 5b39bd97a740..af233132768c 100644
--- a/src/client/testing/common/debugLauncher.ts
+++ b/src/client/testing/common/debugLauncher.ts
@@ -178,12 +178,7 @@ export class DebugLauncher implements ITestDebugLauncher {
         const args = script(testArgs);
         const [program] = args;
         configArgs.program = program;
-        // if the test provider is pytest, then use the pytest module instead of using a program
-        const rewriteTestingEnabled = process.env.ENABLE_PYTHON_TESTING_REWRITE;
-        if (options.testProvider === 'pytest' && rewriteTestingEnabled) {
-            configArgs.module = 'pytest';
-            configArgs.program = undefined;
-        }
+
         configArgs.args = args.slice(1);
         // We leave configArgs.request as "test" so it will be sent in telemetry.
 
@@ -204,12 +199,16 @@ export class DebugLauncher implements ITestDebugLauncher {
             throw Error(`Invalid debug config "${debugConfig.name}"`);
         }
         launchArgs.request = 'launch';
+
+        // If we are in the pytest rewrite then we must send additional environment variables.
+        const rewriteTestingEnabled = process.env.ENABLE_PYTHON_TESTING_REWRITE;
         if (options.testProvider === 'pytest' && rewriteTestingEnabled) {
             if (options.pytestPort && options.pytestUUID) {
                 launchArgs.env = {
                     ...launchArgs.env,
                     TEST_PORT: options.pytestPort,
                     TEST_UUID: options.pytestUUID,
+                    RUN_TEST_IDS_PORT: options.pytestRunTestIdsPort,
                 };
             } else {
                 throw Error(
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@ export class DebugLauncher implements ITestDebugLauncher {
             }
             case 'pytest': {
                 if (rewriteTestingEnabled) {
-                    return (testArgs: string[]) => testArgs;
+                    return internalScripts.pytestlauncher; // this is the new way to run pytest execution, debugger
                 }
                 return internalScripts.testlauncher; // old way pytest execution, debugger
             }
diff --git a/src/client/testing/common/types.ts b/src/client/testing/common/types.ts
index a5d263058525..443a2c2ef20e 100644
--- a/src/client/testing/common/types.ts
+++ b/src/client/testing/common/types.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export type LaunchOptions = {
     outChannel?: OutputChannel;
     pytestPort?: string;
     pytestUUID?: string;
+    pytestRunTestIdsPort?: string;
 };
 
 export type ParserOptions = TestDiscoveryOptions;
diff --git a/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/pytestExecutionAdapter.ts b/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/pytestExecutionAdapter.ts
index 4c6dcd9cdbee..39b7f8c787b9 100644
--- a/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/pytestExecutionAdapter.ts
+++ b/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/pytestExecutionAdapter.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import * as net from 'net';
 import { IConfigurationService, ITestOutputChannel } from '../../../common/types';
 import { createDeferred, Deferred } from '../../../common/utils/async';
-import { traceLog, traceVerbose } from '../../../logging';
+import { traceError, traceLog, traceVerbose } from '../../../logging';
 import { DataReceivedEvent, ExecutionTestPayload, ITestExecutionAdapter, ITestServer } from '../common/types';
 import {
     ExecutionFactoryCreateWithEnvironmentOptions,
@@ -112,18 +112,16 @@ export class PytestTestExecutionAdapter implements ITestExecutionAdapter {
                 testArgs.splice(0, 0, '--rootdir', uri.fsPath);
             }
 
-            // why is this needed?
             if (debugBool && !testArgs.some((a) => a.startsWith('--capture') || a === '-s')) {
                 testArgs.push('--capture', 'no');
             }
-            const pluginArgs = ['-p', 'vscode_pytest'].concat(testArgs).concat(testIds);
-            const scriptPath = path.join(fullPluginPath, 'vscode_pytest', 'run_pytest_script.py');
-            const runArgs = [scriptPath, ...testArgs];
 
+            // create payload with testIds to send to run pytest script
             const testData = JSON.stringify(testIds);
             const headers = [`Content-Length: ${Buffer.byteLength(testData)}`, 'Content-Type: application/json'];
             const payload = `${headers.join('\r\n')}\r\n\r\n${testData}`;
 
+            let pytestRunTestIdsPort: string | undefined;
             const startServer = (): Promise<number> =>
                 new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
                     const server = net.createServer((socket: net.Socket) => {
@@ -151,11 +149,12 @@ export class PytestTestExecutionAdapter implements ITestExecutionAdapter {
             await startServer()
                 .then((assignedPort) => {
                     traceLog(`Server started and listening on port ${assignedPort}`);
+                    pytestRunTestIdsPort = assignedPort.toString();
                     if (spawnOptions.extraVariables)
-                        spawnOptions.extraVariables.RUN_TEST_IDS_PORT = assignedPort.toString();
+                        spawnOptions.extraVariables.RUN_TEST_IDS_PORT = pytestRunTestIdsPort;
                 })
                 .catch((error) => {
-                    console.error('Error starting server:', error);
+                    traceError('Error starting server:', error);
                 });
 
             if (debugBool) {
@@ -163,22 +162,27 @@ export class PytestTestExecutionAdapter implements ITestExecutionAdapter {
                 const pytestUUID = uuid.toString();
                 const launchOptions: LaunchOptions = {
                     cwd: uri.fsPath,
-                    args: pluginArgs,
+                    args: testArgs,
                     token: spawnOptions.token,
                     testProvider: PYTEST_PROVIDER,
                     pytestPort,
                     pytestUUID,
+                    pytestRunTestIdsPort,
                 };
-                console.debug(`Running debug test with arguments: ${pluginArgs.join(' ')}\r\n`);
+                traceVerbose(`Running debug test with arguments: ${testArgs.join(' ')}\r\n`);
                 await debugLauncher!.launchDebugger(launchOptions);
             } else {
+                // combine path to run script with run args
+                const scriptPath = path.join(fullPluginPath, 'vscode_pytest', 'run_pytest_script.py');
+                const runArgs = [scriptPath, ...testArgs];
+
                 await execService?.exec(runArgs, spawnOptions).catch((ex) => {
-                    console.debug(`Error while running tests: ${testIds}\r\n${ex}\r\n\r\n`);
+                    traceError(`Error while running tests: ${testIds}\r\n${ex}\r\n\r\n`);
                     return Promise.reject(ex);
                 });
             }
         } catch (ex) {
-            console.debug(`Error while running tests: ${testIds}\r\n${ex}\r\n\r\n`);
+            traceVerbose(`Error while running tests: ${testIds}\r\n${ex}\r\n\r\n`);
             return Promise.reject(ex);
         }