diff --git a/.pipelines/pipeline.yaml b/.pipelines/pipeline.yaml
index e66926e74e..46f320b19b 100644
--- a/.pipelines/pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/pipeline.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ pr:
       - master
   paths:
     exclude:
-    - ".*"
+    - ".devcontainer"
+    - ".hooks"
+    - ".vscode"
+    - ".github"
     - docs
 
 trigger:
diff --git a/.pipelines/singletenancy/aks-swift/e2e-step-template.yaml b/.pipelines/singletenancy/aks-swift/e2e-step-template.yaml
index c6dbf9e817..1e156e9318 100644
--- a/.pipelines/singletenancy/aks-swift/e2e-step-template.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/singletenancy/aks-swift/e2e-step-template.yaml
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ steps:
     name: "servicesConformance"
     displayName: "Run Services Conformance Tests"
 
+  - script: |
+      echo "Run HostPort Conformance E2E"
+      export PATH=${PATH}:/usr/local/bin/gsutil
+      KUBECONFIG=~/.kube/config kubetest2 noop \
+        --test ginkgo -- \
+        --focus-regex "HostPort.*\[Conformance\].*"
+    name: "hostportConformance"
+    displayName: "Run HostPort Conformance Tests"
+
   - script: |
       ARTIFACT_DIR=$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/aks-swift-output/
       echo $ARTIFACT_DIR