diff --git a/.wp-env.json b/.wp-env.json
index 5208abb..fdcb9ae 100644
--- a/.wp-env.json
+++ b/.wp-env.json
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 	"$schema": "https://schemas.wp.org/trunk/wp-env.json",
 	"core": null,
 	"phpVersion": "8.2",
-	"plugins": [
-		"."
-	],
+	"plugins": [],
 	"themes": [],
 	"config": {
 		"WP_DEBUG": true,
@@ -15,6 +13,9 @@
 		"wp-content/plugins/press-this": ".",
 		"wp-content/mu-plugins": "./tests/mu-plugins"
 	},
+	"lifecycleScripts": {
+		"afterStart": "npx wp-env run cli wp plugin activate press-this"
+	},
 	"env": {
 		"tests": {
 			"phpVersion": "8.2",