diff --git a/infra/config/global/generated/cr-buildbucket.cfg b/infra/config/global/generated/cr-buildbucket.cfg
index 9c5f5ed..6dd5ceb 100644
--- a/infra/config/global/generated/cr-buildbucket.cfg
+++ b/infra/config/global/generated/cr-buildbucket.cfg
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         cipd_package: "infra_internal/recipe_bundles/chrome-internal.googlesource.com/chrome/tools/build_limited/scripts/slave"
         cipd_version: "refs/heads/master"
         properties_j: "builder_group:\"internal.client.r8\""
-        properties_j: "test_options:[]"
+        properties_j: "test_options:[\"not_used_but_evaluates_to_python_true\"]"
         properties_j: "test_wrapper:\"tools/archive.py\""
       }
       priority: 25
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         cipd_package: "infra_internal/recipe_bundles/chrome-internal.googlesource.com/chrome/tools/build_limited/scripts/slave"
         cipd_version: "refs/heads/master"
         properties_j: "builder_group:\"internal.client.r8\""
-        properties_j: "test_options:[]"
+        properties_j: "test_options:[\"not_used_but_evaluates_to_python_true\"]"
         properties_j: "test_wrapper:\"tools/archive.py\""
       }
       priority: 25
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
         cipd_package: "infra_internal/recipe_bundles/chrome-internal.googlesource.com/chrome/tools/build_limited/scripts/slave"
         cipd_version: "refs/heads/master"
         properties_j: "builder_group:\"internal.client.r8\""
-        properties_j: "test_options:[]"
+        properties_j: "test_options:[\"not_used_but_evaluates_to_python_true\"]"
         properties_j: "test_wrapper:\"tools/archive_desugar_jdk_libs.py\""
       }
       priority: 25
diff --git a/infra/config/global/main.star b/infra/config/global/main.star
index 0218c77..5ba5053 100755
--- a/infra/config/global/main.star
+++ b/infra/config/global/main.star
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
     properties = {
         "test_wrapper" : "tools/archive_desugar_jdk_libs.py" if desugar else "tools/archive.py",
         # TODO(b/201375599): remove after cleanup (allow only setting test_wrapper)
-        "test_options" : [],
+        "test_options" : ["not_used_but_evaluates_to_python_true"],
         "builder_group" : "internal.client.r8"
     }
     r8_builder(