diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/ci.yml b/.azure-pipelines/ci.yml
index 49a7bb6232aa26..8678ff765fbd56 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/ci.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/ci.yml
@@ -30,14 +30,15 @@ jobs:
 - job: macOS_CI_Tests
   displayName: macOS CI Tests
   dependsOn: Prebuild
-  condition: and(succeeded(), eq(dependencies.Prebuild.outputs['tests.run'], 'true'))
+  #condition: and(succeeded(), eq(dependencies.Prebuild.outputs['tests.run'], 'true'))
+  # bpo-39837: macOS tests on Azure Pipelines are disabled
 
   variables:
     testRunTitle: '$(build.sourceBranchName)-macos'
     testRunPlatform: macos
 
   pool:
-    vmImage: xcode9-macos10.13
+    vmImage: macos-10.14
 
   steps:
   - template: ./macos-steps.yml
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/macos-steps.yml b/.azure-pipelines/macos-steps.yml
index 647081689454ac..fa38a0df8c87b8 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/macos-steps.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/macos-steps.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ steps:
 - script: ./configure --with-pydebug --with-openssl=/usr/local/opt/openssl --prefix=/opt/python-azdev
   displayName: 'Configure CPython (debug)'
 
-- script: make -s -j4
+- script: make -j4
   displayName: 'Build CPython'
 
 - script: make pythoninfo
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ steps:
 
 - script: make buildbottest TESTOPTS="-j4 -uall,-cpu --junit-xml=$(build.binariesDirectory)/test-results.xml"
   displayName: 'Tests'
+  continueOnError: true
+  timeoutInMinutes: 30
 
 - task: PublishTestResults@2
   displayName: 'Publish Test Results'
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/pr.yml b/.azure-pipelines/pr.yml
index 2d7fba9cf3283e..6db2a045920021 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/pr.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/pr.yml
@@ -25,13 +25,15 @@ jobs:
   displayName: macOS PR Tests
   dependsOn: Prebuild
   condition: and(succeeded(), eq(dependencies.Prebuild.outputs['tests.run'], 'true'))
+  #condition: and(succeeded(), eq(dependencies.Prebuild.outputs['tests.run'], 'true'))
+  # bpo-39837: macOS tests on Azure Pipelines are disabled
 
   variables:
     testRunTitle: '$(system.pullRequest.TargetBranch)-macos'
     testRunPlatform: macos
 
   pool:
-    vmImage: xcode9-macos10.13
+    vmImage: macos-10.14
 
   steps:
   - template: ./macos-steps.yml