diff --git a/consolegit2gitfilters.json b/consolegit2gitfilters.json
index 49286df0ec..6466ad537b 100644
--- a/consolegit2gitfilters.json
+++ b/consolegit2gitfilters.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
     "/build/",
     "/src/cascadia/",
     "/.nuget/",
-    "/.github/"
+    "/.github/",
+    "/samples/"
   ],
   "SuffixFilters": [
     ".dbb",
diff --git a/src/host/ft_host/testmd.definition b/src/host/ft_host/testmd.definition
index f9ca6691fc..ee3815f41a 100644
--- a/src/host/ft_host/testmd.definition
+++ b/src/host/ft_host/testmd.definition
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "http://universaltest/schema/testmddefinition-2.json",
+  "$schema": "http://universaltest/schema/testmddefinition-5.json",
   "Package": {
     "ComponentName": "Console",
     "SubComponentName": "Host-FeatureTests"
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
       "AdditionalPlugins": [
         {
           "Type": "Microsoft.TestInfrastructure.UniversalTest.TestMD.Plugins.Winperf.WinperfPlugin",
+          "Role": "Default",
           "Parameters": {
             "MachineConfigurationParameter": "none",
             "LocalReproUpload": "true"