diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 9b64ad7..5c3c970 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -13,13 +13,9 @@ platform:
 
 steps:
 - name: unit tests
-  shell: 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Enterprise\Common7\Tools\VsDevCmd.bat'
+  shell: powershell
   commands: 
-    - powershell.exe -NoProfile -Command "&& {
-          Import-Module 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Enterprise\Common7\Tools\Microsoft.VisualStudio.DevShell.dll';
-          Enter-VsDevShell 1a3e2aa7 -SkipAutomaticLocation -DevCmdArguments '-arch=x64 -host_arch=x64';
-          ./tools/ci/amd64/msvc/unit_tests.ps1
-      }"
+    - ./tools/ci/amd64/msvc/unit_tests.ps1
 
 ---
 kind: pipeline
diff --git a/tools/ci/amd64/msvc/unit_tests.ps1 b/tools/ci/amd64/msvc/unit_tests.ps1
index e02c618..1df15c6 100644
--- a/tools/ci/amd64/msvc/unit_tests.ps1
+++ b/tools/ci/amd64/msvc/unit_tests.ps1
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # @ref https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/reference/compiler-options-listed-by-category
 
+# @todo(Light): fetch path and uuid from environment
+Import-Module 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Enterprise\Common7\Tools\Microsoft.VisualStudio.DevShell.dll'
+Enter-VsDevShell 1a3e2aa7 -SkipAutomaticLocation -DevCmdArguments '-arch=x64 -host_arch=x64'
+
 if (Test-Path "./build") {
     Remove-Item "./build" -r -force
 }