diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index df5aedd1c04..3cd5834e368 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 			"type": "node",
 			"request": "launch",
 			"program": "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha",
+			"runtimeExecutable": "${execPath}",
 			"stopOnEntry": false,
 			"args": [
 				"--timeout",
@@ -13,7 +14,9 @@
 			],
 			"cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
 			"runtimeArgs": [],
-			"env": {},
+			"env": {
+				"ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE": "true"
+			},
 			"sourceMaps": true,
 			"outDir": "${workspaceRoot}/out"
 		},