diff --git a/builds/azure-pipelines/template-steps-build-test.yml b/builds/azure-pipelines/template-steps-build-test.yml
index 130b1b9a6..e115eb724 100644
--- a/builds/azure-pipelines/template-steps-build-test.yml
+++ b/builds/azure-pipelines/template-steps-build-test.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ steps:
     result: PoliCheck.xml
   condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Agent.OS'], 'Windows_NT'))
 
+# Use 18.15 directly due to https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-core-tools/issues/3335
+- task: NodeTool@0
+  inputs:
+    versionSpec: '18.15'
+
 - script: npm install -g azure-functions-core-tools
   displayName: 'Install Azure Functions Core Tools'
 
@@ -36,8 +41,7 @@ steps:
 # This step is necessary because npm installs to a non-traditional location on Windows hosted agents
 # This sets the path to npm global installations as a variable which then gets passed to .NET test task
 - bash: echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=nodeModulesPath]$(npm root -g)"
-  displayName: 'Set npm installation path for Windows'
-  condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Agent.OS'], 'Windows_NT'))
+  displayName: 'Set npm installation path'
 
 - bash: echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=azureFunctionsExtensionBundlePath]$(func GetExtensionBundlePath)"
   displayName: 'Set Azure Functions extension bundle path'
@@ -205,6 +209,7 @@ steps:
   displayName: '.NET Test on Linux (both unit and integration tests)'
   env:
     SA_PASSWORD: '$(serverPassword)'
+    NODE_MODULES_PATH: '$(nodeModulesPath)'
     AZUREFUNCTIONS_SQLBINDINGS_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: '1'
   inputs:
     command: test
diff --git a/builds/azure-pipelines/template-steps-performance.yml b/builds/azure-pipelines/template-steps-performance.yml
index 22c641eb7..584d51670 100644
--- a/builds/azure-pipelines/template-steps-performance.yml
+++ b/builds/azure-pipelines/template-steps-performance.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ steps:
   inputs:
     useGlobalJson: true
 
+# Use 18.15 directly due to https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-core-tools/issues/3335
+- task: NodeTool@0
+  inputs:
+    versionSpec: '18.15'
+
 - script: npm install -g azure-functions-core-tools
   displayName: 'Install Azure Functions Core Tools'