diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 85f2ef73..1669a0f3 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
             $ANDROID_HOME/emulator/emulator -list-avds
 
             echo "Starting emulator"
-            nohup $ANDROID_HOME/emulator/emulator -avd xamarin_android_emulator -skin 1080x1920 -no-snapshot > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+            nohup $ANDROID_HOME/emulator/emulator -avd xamarin_android_emulator -skin 1080x1920 -no-snapshot -no-audio -no-boot-anim -accel auto -gpu auto -qemu > /dev/null 2>&1 &
             $ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools/adb wait-for-device shell 'while [[ -z $(getprop sys.boot_completed) ]]; do sleep 1; done; input keyevent 82'
 
             $ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools/adb devices