diff --git a/scripts/src/test/bash/integration-test-vscode b/scripts/src/test/bash/integration-test-vscode
index e72cca8e6..c696a3bd9 100755
--- a/scripts/src/test/bash/integration-test-vscode
+++ b/scripts/src/test/bash/integration-test-vscode
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 source "$(dirname "${0}")"/functions-test
-doCommandTest vscode
\ No newline at end of file
+#workaround for nightly-tests
+echo "plugin_active=false" >> settings/vscode/plugins/devonfw-extension-pack.properties
+doCommandTest vscode