diff --git a/ci/azure/azure-clang-16-ubuntu-mpich.yml b/ci/azure/azure-clang-16-ubuntu-mpich.yml
index 0e13229cdc..9fb0c8a723 100644
--- a/ci/azure/azure-clang-16-ubuntu-mpich.yml
+++ b/ci/azure/azure-clang-16-ubuntu-mpich.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ############## Warning this is a generated file---do not modify ###############
 ###############################################################################
 
-name: PR tests (clang-16, ubuntu, mpich)
+name: PR tests (clang-16, ubuntu, mpich, json schema test)
 
 trigger:
   branches:
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ variables:
   VT_KOKKOS_ENABLED: 0
   VT_TV_ENABLED: 0
   CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD: 17
-  VT_CI_TEST_LB_SCHEMA: 0
+  VT_CI_TEST_LB_SCHEMA: 1
   RUN_FULL_CI: true
   CACHE: "$(Agent.TempDirectory)/cache/"
   cache_name: ubuntu-clang-16-cache
diff --git a/ci/azure/azure-gcc-9-ubuntu-mpich.yml b/ci/azure/azure-gcc-9-ubuntu-mpich.yml
index 50ace94dbd..9552abaa2b 100644
--- a/ci/azure/azure-gcc-9-ubuntu-mpich.yml
+++ b/ci/azure/azure-gcc-9-ubuntu-mpich.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ############## Warning this is a generated file---do not modify ###############
 ###############################################################################
 
-name: PR tests (gcc-9, ubuntu, mpich, zoltan, json schema test)
+name: PR tests (gcc-9, ubuntu, mpich, zoltan)
 
 trigger:
   branches:
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ variables:
   VT_KOKKOS_ENABLED: 0
   VT_TV_ENABLED: 0
   CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD: 17
-  VT_CI_TEST_LB_SCHEMA: 1
+  VT_CI_TEST_LB_SCHEMA: 0
   RUN_FULL_CI: true
   CACHE: "$(Agent.TempDirectory)/cache/"
   cache_name: ubuntu-gcc-9-cache
diff --git a/scripts/workflows-azure.ini b/scripts/workflows-azure.ini
index 6d5a14fe4d..382448cc39 100644
--- a/scripts/workflows-azure.ini
+++ b/scripts/workflows-azure.ini
@@ -100,11 +100,10 @@ vt_tests_num_nodes = 4
 vt_external_fmt = 1
 
 [PR-tests-gcc-9]
-test_configuration = "gcc-9, ubuntu, mpich, zoltan, json schema test"
+test_configuration = "gcc-9, ubuntu, mpich, zoltan"
 compiler_type = gnu
 compiler = gcc-9
 output_name = ci/azure/azure-gcc-9-ubuntu-mpich.yml
-vt_ci_test_lb_schema = 1
 vt_zoltan = 1
 
 [PR-tests-gcc-10]
@@ -212,11 +211,12 @@ vt_trace = 1
 vt_debug_verbose = 1
 
 [PR-tests-clang-16]
-test_configuration = "clang-16, ubuntu, mpich"
+test_configuration = "clang-16, ubuntu, mpich, json schema test"
 compiler_type = clang
 compiler = clang-16
 distro = 24.04
 output_name = ci/azure/azure-clang-16-ubuntu-mpich.yml
+vt_ci_test_lb_schema = 1
 vt_trace = 1
 
 [PR-tests-gcc-10-spack-package]