diff --git a/.pipelines/foundry-local-packaging.yml b/.pipelines/foundry-local-packaging.yml
index bf05607f..ac2927f1 100644
--- a/.pipelines/foundry-local-packaging.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/foundry-local-packaging.yml
@@ -203,12 +203,13 @@ extends:
           parameters:
             repoName: neutron-server
             ref: refs/heads/${{ parameters.neutronServerBranch }}
+        # AcesShared macOS agents don't have git-lfs pre-installed.
+        # Must be installed before checking out test-data-shared so LFS files are pulled.
+        - script: brew install git-lfs && git lfs install
+          displayName: 'Install Git LFS'
         - template: .pipelines/templates/checkout-steps.yml@self
           parameters:
             repoName: test-data-shared
-        # AcesShared macOS agents don't have git-lfs pre-installed
-        - script: brew install git-lfs && git lfs install
-          displayName: 'Install Git LFS'
         - template: .pipelines/templates/build-core-steps.yml@self
           parameters:
             flavor: osx-arm64
diff --git a/.pipelines/templates/build-core-steps.yml b/.pipelines/templates/build-core-steps.yml
index c21e0b92..d4521720 100644
--- a/.pipelines/templates/build-core-steps.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/templates/build-core-steps.yml
@@ -119,8 +119,7 @@ steps:
       projects: '$(nsRoot)/src/FoundryLocalCore/Core/Core.csproj'
       arguments: '--no-restore -r ${{ parameters.flavor }} /p:Platform=${{ parameters.platform }} /p:IncludeWebService=true /p:Configuration=Release'
 
-  # FLC tests on osx-arm64 are flaky in CI, will investigate separately. Skip for now since the main goal of this job is to produce the AOT binary.
-  - ${{ if or(eq(parameters.flavor, 'win-x64'), eq(parameters.flavor, 'linux-x64')) }}:
+  - ${{ if or(eq(parameters.flavor, 'win-x64'), eq(parameters.flavor, 'linux-x64'), eq(parameters.flavor, 'osx-arm64')) }}:
     - task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
       displayName: 'Restore FLC Tests ${{ parameters.flavor }}'
       inputs: