diff --git a/eng/pipelines/coreclr/runincontext.yml b/eng/pipelines/coreclr/runincontext.yml
index 08fd6c74aeed3..91fb9189a6d10 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/coreclr/runincontext.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/coreclr/runincontext.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     - CoreClrTestBuildHost # Either OSX_x64 or Linux_x64
     jobParameters:
       testGroup: outerloop
+      liveLibrariesBuildConfig: Release
 
 - template: /eng/pipelines/common/platform-matrix.yml
   parameters: