diff --git a/build/azure-pipelines/exploration-merge.yml b/build/azure-pipelines/exploration-merge.yml
index 35479d0212..c5eb4e72a9 100644
--- a/build/azure-pipelines/exploration-merge.yml
+++ b/build/azure-pipelines/exploration-merge.yml
@@ -3,24 +3,27 @@ trigger:
     include: ['master']
 pr: none
 
-steps:
-- task: NodeTool@0
-  inputs:
-    versionSpec: "10.15.1"
+jobs:
+  - job: Exploration Merge
+    container: ubuntu:16.04
+    steps:
+      - task: NodeTool@0
+        inputs:
+          versionSpec: "10.15.1"
 
-- script: |
-    set -e
+      - script: |
+          set -e
 
-    git config user.email "andresse@microsoft.com"
-    git config user.name "AzureDataStudio"
+          git config user.email "andresse@microsoft.com"
+          git config user.name "AzureDataStudio"
 
-    git remote add explore "$ADS_EXPLORE_REPO"
-    git fetch explore
+          git remote add explore "$ADS_EXPLORE_REPO"
+          git fetch explore
 
-    git checkout -b merge-branch explore/master
+          git checkout -b merge-branch explore/master
 
-    git merge origin/master
+          git merge origin/master
 
-    git push explore HEAD:master
+          git push explore HEAD:master
 
-  displayName: Sync & Merge Explore
+        displayName: Sync & Merge Explore