diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/__tests__/cypressPlugin.spec.js b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/__tests__/cypressPlugin.spec.js
index 1c5f9a2aa..486398f62 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/__tests__/cypressPlugin.spec.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-e2e-cypress/__tests__/cypressPlugin.spec.js
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ test('should work', async () => {
   config.video = false
   await project.write('cypress.json', JSON.stringify(config))
 
-  if (process.env.CI) {
-    await project.run(`vue-cli-service test:e2e --headless`)
-  } else {
+  if (!process.env.CI) {
     await project.run(`vue-cli-service test:e2e`)
+  } else if (!process.env.APPVEYOR) {
+    await project.run(`vue-cli-service test:e2e --headless`)
   }
 })