diff --git a/playground/TestShop/TestShop.AppHost/Program.cs b/playground/TestShop/TestShop.AppHost/Program.cs
index d28a70ba6a5..83a6b46af01 100644
--- a/playground/TestShop/TestShop.AppHost/Program.cs
+++ b/playground/TestShop/TestShop.AppHost/Program.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 var catalogDbApp = builder.AddProject<Projects.CatalogDb>("catalogdbapp")
                           .WithReference(catalogDb);
 
-if (builder.Environment.IsDevelopment())
+if (builder.Environment.IsDevelopment() && builder.ExecutionContext.IsRunMode)
 {
     var resetDbKey = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
     catalogDbApp.WithEnvironment("DatabaseResetKey", resetDbKey)