diff --git a/test/automation/src/playwrightDriver.ts b/test/automation/src/playwrightDriver.ts
index 71b8f7c92dd..ddabee470c4 100644
--- a/test/automation/src/playwrightDriver.ts
+++ b/test/automation/src/playwrightDriver.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export async function launch(userDataDir: string, _workspacePath: string, codeSe
 		...process.env
 	};
 
-	const args = ['--port', `${port++}`, '--browser', 'none', '--driver', 'web', '--extensions-dir', extPath];
+	const args = ['--disable-telemetry', '--port', `${port++}`, '--browser', 'none', '--driver', 'web', '--extensions - dir', extPath];
 
 	let serverLocation: string | undefined;
 	if (codeServerPath) {
diff --git a/test/integration/browser/src/index.ts b/test/integration/browser/src/index.ts
index 8755974374a..cdbe1ab5cc4 100644
--- a/test/integration/browser/src/index.ts
+++ b/test/integration/browser/src/index.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ async function launchServer(browserType: BrowserType): Promise<{ endpoint: url.U
 	const root = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', '..');
 	const logsPath = path.join(root, '.build', 'logs', 'integration-tests-browser');
 
-	const serverArgs = ['--browser', 'none', '--driver', 'web', '--enable-proposed-api'];
+	const serverArgs = ['--browser', 'none', '--driver', 'web', '--enable-proposed-api', '--disable-telemetry'];
 
 	let serverLocation: string;
 	if (process.env.VSCODE_REMOTE_SERVER_PATH) {