diff --git a/.azure/pipelines/create-agent-capabilities-environment-variables.yml b/.azure/pipelines/create-agent-capabilities-environment-variables.yml
index e07f4bbe..57f89820 100644
--- a/.azure/pipelines/create-agent-capabilities-environment-variables.yml
+++ b/.azure/pipelines/create-agent-capabilities-environment-variables.yml
@@ -65,10 +65,8 @@ steps:
         [int]$count = 0
         foreach ($capability in $capabilities.PSObject.Properties) {
           $envName = "AGENT_$($capabilityType)_$($capability.Name)".ToUpper()
-          [System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable($envName, $($capability.Value))
-          $envValue = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable($envName)
-
-          #Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=$envName;]$($capability.Value)"
+          Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=$envName;]$($capability.Value)"
+          $envValue = $env:$envName
 
           Write-Host "$envName = $envValue"
           $count = $count + 1