diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f42d50cbab9e91..82103da01155a5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ test-ci-js:
 		$(TEST_CI_ARGS) $(CI_JS_SUITES)
 
 test-ci: | build-addons
+	out/Release/cctest --gtest_output=tap:cctest.tap
 	$(PYTHON) tools/test.py -p tap --logfile test.tap --mode=release --flaky-tests=$(FLAKY_TESTS) \
 		$(TEST_CI_ARGS) $(CI_NATIVE_SUITES) $(CI_JS_SUITES)
 
diff --git a/vcbuild.bat b/vcbuild.bat
index 77c0d01a14f486..519e7168ecf976 100644
--- a/vcbuild.bat
+++ b/vcbuild.bat
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ set noprojgen=
 set nobuild=
 set nosign=
 set nosnapshot=
+set cctest_args=
 set test_args=
 set package=
 set msi=
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ if /i "%1"=="noetw"         set noetw=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="noperfctr"     set noperfctr=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="licensertf"    set licensertf=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="test"          set test_args=%test_args% addons doctool sequential parallel message -J&set jslint=1&set build_addons=1&goto arg-ok
-if /i "%1"=="test-ci"       set test_args=%test_args% %test_ci_args% -p tap --logfile test.tap addons doctool message sequential parallel&set build_addons=1&goto arg-ok
+if /i "%1"=="test-ci"       set test_args=%test_args% %test_ci_args% -p tap --logfile test.tap addons doctool message sequential parallel&set cctest_args=%cctest_args% --gtest_output=tap:cctest.tap&set build_addons=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="test-addons"   set test_args=%test_args% addons&set build_addons=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="test-simple"   set test_args=%test_args% sequential parallel -J&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="test-message"  set test_args=%test_args% message&goto arg-ok
@@ -351,8 +352,8 @@ goto run-tests
 if "%test_args%"=="" goto jslint
 if "%config%"=="Debug" set test_args=--mode=debug %test_args%
 if "%config%"=="Release" set test_args=--mode=release %test_args%
-echo running 'cctest'
-"%config%\cctest"
+echo running 'cctest %cctest_args%'
+"%config%\cctest" %cctest_args%
 echo running 'python tools\test.py %test_args%'
 python tools\test.py %test_args%
 goto jslint