diff --git a/test/windows/Common.cpp b/test/windows/Common.cpp
index 04023e4..2c30e7f 100644
--- a/test/windows/Common.cpp
+++ b/test/windows/Common.cpp
@@ -2071,16 +2071,6 @@ Return Value:
         THROW_HR_MSG(E_FAIL, "Test setup returned non-zero exit code %lu", ExitCode);
     }
 
-    if (!g_pipelineBuildId.empty())
-    {
-        LxsstuRunCommand(std::format(
-                             L"Powershell -NoProfile -Command \"Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath '{}'\"",
-                             wsl::windows::common::wslutil::GetMsiPackagePath().value())
-                             .data());
-
-        LxsstuRunCommand(std::format(L"Powershell -NoProfile -Command \"Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath '.'\"").data());
-    }
-
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -2128,7 +2118,7 @@ Return Value:
         commandLine = std::format(L"Get-MpThreat > \"{}\\Get-MpThreat.txt\"", g_dumpFolder);
         LxsstuLaunchPowershellAndCaptureOutput(commandLine.data());
 
-        commandLine = std::format(L"Get-MpPreference > \"{}\\Get-MpPreference\"", g_dumpFolder);
+        commandLine = std::format(L"Get-MpPreference > \"{}\\Get-MpPreference.txt\"", g_dumpFolder);
         LxsstuLaunchPowershellAndCaptureOutput(commandLine.data());
     }
 
diff --git a/tools/test/CloudTest-Setup.bat b/tools/test/CloudTest-Setup.bat
index d32aef1..f44f88a 100644
--- a/tools/test/CloudTest-Setup.bat
+++ b/tools/test/CloudTest-Setup.bat
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@ rem Required to make cloudtest use our version of taef
 setx /M CloudTestWorkerCustomTaefExe "%1\taef\te.exe"
 
 mkdir %2\WexLogFileOutput
-mklink /D %1\WexLogFileOutput %2\WexLogFileOutput
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+mklink /D %1\WexLogFileOutput %2\WexLogFileOutput
+
+rem These need to run before the package is installed
+powershell -NoProfile -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Program Files\WSL'"
+powershell -NoProfile -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess @('wsl.exe', 'wslg.exe', 'wslconfig.exe', 'wslrelay.exe', 'wslhost.exe', 'msrdc.exe', 'wslservice.exe', 'msal.wsl.proxy.exe', 'te.processhost.exe')"
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