diff --git a/pythonFiles/vscode_pytest/run_pytest_script.py b/pythonFiles/vscode_pytest/run_pytest_script.py
index 57bb41a3a7dd..ffb4d0c55b16 100644
--- a/pythonFiles/vscode_pytest/run_pytest_script.py
+++ b/pythonFiles/vscode_pytest/run_pytest_script.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     # Add the root directory to the path so that we can import the plugin.
     directory_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent
     sys.path.append(os.fspath(directory_path))
+    sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd())
     # Get the rest of the args to run with pytest.
     args = sys.argv[1:]
     run_test_ids_port = os.environ.get("RUN_TEST_IDS_PORT")
diff --git a/src/client/testing/testController/common/utils.ts b/src/client/testing/testController/common/utils.ts
index 1bf31e80e11a..9d426dc60ffa 100644
--- a/src/client/testing/testController/common/utils.ts
+++ b/src/client/testing/testController/common/utils.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export function pythonTestAdapterRewriteEnabled(serviceContainer: IServiceContai
     return experiment.inExperimentSync(EnableTestAdapterRewrite.experiment);
 }
 
-export const startServer = (testIds: string): Promise<number> =>
+export const startTestIdServer = (testIds: string[]): Promise<number> =>
     new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         const server = net.createServer((socket: net.Socket) => {
             // Convert the test_ids array to JSON
diff --git a/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/pytestExecutionAdapter.ts b/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/pytestExecutionAdapter.ts
index 6d63b49d007f..9c8a42ae097f 100644
--- a/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/pytestExecutionAdapter.ts
+++ b/src/client/testing/testController/pytest/pytestExecutionAdapter.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 import { TestRun, Uri } from 'vscode';
 import * as path from 'path';
-import * as net from 'net';
 import { IConfigurationService, ITestOutputChannel } from '../../../common/types';
 import { createDeferred, Deferred } from '../../../common/utils/async';
 import { traceError, traceInfo, traceLog, traceVerbose } from '../../../logging';
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ import { removePositionalFoldersAndFiles } from './arguments';
 import { ITestDebugLauncher, LaunchOptions } from '../../common/types';
 import { PYTEST_PROVIDER } from '../../common/constants';
 import { EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR } from '../../../common/constants';
+import { startTestIdServer } from '../common/utils';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 // (global as any).EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR = EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR;
@@ -116,40 +116,10 @@ export class PytestTestExecutionAdapter implements ITestExecutionAdapter {
             if (debugBool && !testArgs.some((a) => a.startsWith('--capture') || a === '-s')) {
                 testArgs.push('--capture', 'no');
             }
-
-            // create payload with testIds to send to run pytest script
-            const testData = JSON.stringify(testIds);
-            const headers = [`Content-Length: ${Buffer.byteLength(testData)}`, 'Content-Type: application/json'];
-            const payload = `${headers.join('\r\n')}\r\n\r\n${testData}`;
-            traceLog(`Running pytest execution for the following test ids: ${testIds}`);
+            traceLog(`Running PYTEST execution for the following test ids: ${testIds}`);
 
             let pytestRunTestIdsPort: string | undefined;
-            const startServer = (): Promise<number> =>
-                new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-                    const server = net.createServer((socket: net.Socket) => {
-                        socket.on('end', () => {
-                            traceVerbose('Client disconnected for pytest test ids server');
-                        });
-                    });
-
-                    server.listen(0, () => {
-                        const { port } = server.address() as net.AddressInfo;
-                        traceVerbose(`Server listening on port ${port} for pytest test ids server`);
-                        resolve(port);
-                    });
-
-                    server.on('error', (error: Error) => {
-                        traceError('Error starting server for pytest test ids server:', error);
-                        reject(error);
-                    });
-                    server.on('connection', (socket: net.Socket) => {
-                        socket.write(payload);
-                        traceVerbose('payload sent for pytest execution', payload);
-                    });
-                });
-
-            // Start the server and wait until it is listening
-            await startServer()
+            await startTestIdServer(testIds)
                 .then((assignedPort) => {
                     traceVerbose(`Server started for pytest test ids server and listening on port ${assignedPort}`);
                     pytestRunTestIdsPort = assignedPort.toString();
diff --git a/src/client/testing/testController/unittest/testExecutionAdapter.ts b/src/client/testing/testController/unittest/testExecutionAdapter.ts
index 16e7d03804a1..a85490c30bc8 100644
--- a/src/client/testing/testController/unittest/testExecutionAdapter.ts
+++ b/src/client/testing/testController/unittest/testExecutionAdapter.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 
 import * as path from 'path';
 import { TestRun, Uri } from 'vscode';
-import * as net from 'net';
 import { IConfigurationService, ITestOutputChannel } from '../../../common/types';
-import { createDeferred, Deferred } from '../../../common/utils/async';
+import { Deferred, createDeferred } from '../../../common/utils/async';
 import { EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR } from '../../../constants';
 import {
     DataReceivedEvent,
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import {
     TestExecutionCommand,
 } from '../common/types';
 import { traceLog, traceError } from '../../../logging';
+import { startTestIdServer } from '../common/utils';
 
 /**
  * Wrapper Class for unittest test execution. This is where we call `runTestCommand`?
@@ -75,37 +75,10 @@ export class UnittestTestExecutionAdapter implements ITestExecutionAdapter {
 
         const deferred = createDeferred<ExecutionTestPayload>();
         this.promiseMap.set(uuid, deferred);
-        // create payload with testIds to send to run pytest script
-        const testData = JSON.stringify(testIds);
-        const headers = [`Content-Length: ${Buffer.byteLength(testData)}`, 'Content-Type: application/json'];
-        const payload = `${headers.join('\r\n')}\r\n\r\n${testData}`;
+        traceLog(`Running UNITTEST execution for the following test ids: ${testIds}`);
 
         let runTestIdsPort: string | undefined;
-        const startServer = (): Promise<number> =>
-            new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-                const server = net.createServer((socket: net.Socket) => {
-                    socket.on('end', () => {
-                        traceLog('Client disconnected');
-                    });
-                });
-
-                server.listen(0, () => {
-                    const { port } = server.address() as net.AddressInfo;
-                    traceLog(`Server listening on port ${port}`);
-                    resolve(port);
-                });
-
-                server.on('error', (error: Error) => {
-                    reject(error);
-                });
-                server.on('connection', (socket: net.Socket) => {
-                    socket.write(payload);
-                    traceLog('payload sent', payload);
-                });
-            });
-
-        // Start the server and wait until it is listening
-        await startServer()
+        await startTestIdServer(testIds)
             .then((assignedPort) => {
                 traceLog(`Server started and listening on port ${assignedPort}`);
                 runTestIdsPort = assignedPort.toString();