diff --git a/src/Cli/dotnet/Commands/Test/TestCommandParser.cs b/src/Cli/dotnet/Commands/Test/TestCommandParser.cs
index a8cb880e607e..61713e914251 100644
--- a/src/Cli/dotnet/Commands/Test/TestCommandParser.cs
+++ b/src/Cli/dotnet/Commands/Test/TestCommandParser.cs
@@ -174,14 +174,14 @@ public static string GetTestRunnerName()
         builder.AddIniFile(dotnetConfigPath);
 
         IConfigurationRoot config = builder.Build();
-        var testSection = config.GetSection("dotnet.test");
+        var testSection = config.GetSection("dotnet.test.runner");
 
         if (!testSection.Exists())
         {
             return CliConstants.VSTest;
         }
 
-        string runnerNameSection = testSection["runner:name"];
+        string runnerNameSection = testSection["name"];
 
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(runnerNameSection))
         {
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/HybridTestRunnerTestProjects/dotnet.config b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/HybridTestRunnerTestProjects/dotnet.config
index fcc92b88398e..28daa0a28213 100644
--- a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/HybridTestRunnerTestProjects/dotnet.config
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/HybridTestRunnerTestProjects/dotnet.config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[dotnet.test:runner]
+[dotnet.test.runner]
 name= "Microsoft.Testing.Platform"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MSTestMetaPackageProjectWithMultipleTFMsSolution/dotnet.config b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MSTestMetaPackageProjectWithMultipleTFMsSolution/dotnet.config
index fcc92b88398e..28daa0a28213 100644
--- a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MSTestMetaPackageProjectWithMultipleTFMsSolution/dotnet.config
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MSTestMetaPackageProjectWithMultipleTFMsSolution/dotnet.config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[dotnet.test:runner]
+[dotnet.test.runner]
 name= "Microsoft.Testing.Platform"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultiTestProjectSolutionWithDifferentFailures/dotnet.config b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultiTestProjectSolutionWithDifferentFailures/dotnet.config
index fcc92b88398e..28daa0a28213 100644
--- a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultiTestProjectSolutionWithDifferentFailures/dotnet.config
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultiTestProjectSolutionWithDifferentFailures/dotnet.config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[dotnet.test:runner]
+[dotnet.test.runner]
 name= "Microsoft.Testing.Platform"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultiTestProjectSolutionWithDiscoveredTests/dotnet.config b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultiTestProjectSolutionWithDiscoveredTests/dotnet.config
index fcc92b88398e..28daa0a28213 100644
--- a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultiTestProjectSolutionWithDiscoveredTests/dotnet.config
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultiTestProjectSolutionWithDiscoveredTests/dotnet.config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[dotnet.test:runner]
+[dotnet.test.runner]
 name= "Microsoft.Testing.Platform"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultiTestProjectSolutionWithTests/dotnet.config b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultiTestProjectSolutionWithTests/dotnet.config
index fcc92b88398e..28daa0a28213 100644
--- a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultiTestProjectSolutionWithTests/dotnet.config
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultiTestProjectSolutionWithTests/dotnet.config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[dotnet.test:runner]
+[dotnet.test.runner]
 name= "Microsoft.Testing.Platform"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultipleTestProjectSolution/dotnet.config b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultipleTestProjectSolution/dotnet.config
index fcc92b88398e..28daa0a28213 100644
--- a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultipleTestProjectSolution/dotnet.config
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultipleTestProjectSolution/dotnet.config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[dotnet.test:runner]
+[dotnet.test.runner]
 name= "Microsoft.Testing.Platform"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultipleTestProjectsWithoutSolution/dotnet.config b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultipleTestProjectsWithoutSolution/dotnet.config
index fcc92b88398e..28daa0a28213 100644
--- a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultipleTestProjectsWithoutSolution/dotnet.config
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/MultipleTestProjectsWithoutSolution/dotnet.config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[dotnet.test:runner]
+[dotnet.test.runner]
 name= "Microsoft.Testing.Platform"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/ProjectSolutionForMultipleTFMs/dotnet.config b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/ProjectSolutionForMultipleTFMs/dotnet.config
index fcc92b88398e..28daa0a28213 100644
--- a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/ProjectSolutionForMultipleTFMs/dotnet.config
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/ProjectSolutionForMultipleTFMs/dotnet.config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[dotnet.test:runner]
+[dotnet.test.runner]
 name= "Microsoft.Testing.Platform"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectSolution/dotnet.config b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectSolution/dotnet.config
index fcc92b88398e..28daa0a28213 100644
--- a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectSolution/dotnet.config
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectSolution/dotnet.config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[dotnet.test:runner]
+[dotnet.test.runner]
 name= "Microsoft.Testing.Platform"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectSolutionWithCodeCoverage/dotnet.config b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectSolutionWithCodeCoverage/dotnet.config
index fcc92b88398e..28daa0a28213 100644
--- a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectSolutionWithCodeCoverage/dotnet.config
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectSolutionWithCodeCoverage/dotnet.config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[dotnet.test:runner]
+[dotnet.test.runner]
 name= "Microsoft.Testing.Platform"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectSolutionWithTestsAndArtifacts/dotnet.config b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectSolutionWithTestsAndArtifacts/dotnet.config
index fcc92b88398e..28daa0a28213 100644
--- a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectSolutionWithTestsAndArtifacts/dotnet.config
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectSolutionWithTestsAndArtifacts/dotnet.config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[dotnet.test:runner]
+[dotnet.test.runner]
 name= "Microsoft.Testing.Platform"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithClassLibrary/dotnet.config b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithClassLibrary/dotnet.config
index fcc92b88398e..28daa0a28213 100644
--- a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithClassLibrary/dotnet.config
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithClassLibrary/dotnet.config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[dotnet.test:runner]
+[dotnet.test.runner]
 name= "Microsoft.Testing.Platform"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithConditionOnGlobalProperty/dotnet.config b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithConditionOnGlobalProperty/dotnet.config
index fcc92b88398e..28daa0a28213 100644
--- a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithConditionOnGlobalProperty/dotnet.config
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithConditionOnGlobalProperty/dotnet.config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[dotnet.test:runner]
+[dotnet.test.runner]
 name= "Microsoft.Testing.Platform"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithDiscoveredTests/dotnet.config b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithDiscoveredTests/dotnet.config
index fcc92b88398e..28daa0a28213 100644
--- a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithDiscoveredTests/dotnet.config
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithDiscoveredTests/dotnet.config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[dotnet.test:runner]
+[dotnet.test.runner]
 name= "Microsoft.Testing.Platform"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithMultipleTFMsSolution/dotnet.config b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithMultipleTFMsSolution/dotnet.config
index fcc92b88398e..28daa0a28213 100644
--- a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithMultipleTFMsSolution/dotnet.config
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithMultipleTFMsSolution/dotnet.config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[dotnet.test:runner]
+[dotnet.test.runner]
 name= "Microsoft.Testing.Platform"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithTests/dotnet.config b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithTests/dotnet.config
index fcc92b88398e..28daa0a28213 100644
--- a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithTests/dotnet.config
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestProjectWithTests/dotnet.config
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[dotnet.test:runner]
+[dotnet.test.runner]
 name= "Microsoft.Testing.Platform"
\ No newline at end of file