diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d52c7c73b26..bc87c44f73c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ RUN easy-add --var os=${TARGETOS} --var arch=${TARGETARCH}${TARGETVARIANT} \
   --var version=${MC_SERVER_RUNNER_VERSION} --var app=mc-server-runner --file {{.app}} \
   --from ${GITHUB_BASEURL}/itzg/{{.app}}/releases/download/{{.version}}/{{.app}}_{{.version}}_{{.os}}_{{.arch}}.tar.gz
 
-ARG MC_HELPER_VERSION=1.40.2
+ARG MC_HELPER_VERSION=1.40.4
 ARG MC_HELPER_BASE_URL=${GITHUB_BASEURL}/itzg/mc-image-helper/releases/download/${MC_HELPER_VERSION}
 # used for cache busting local copy of mc-image-helper
 ARG MC_HELPER_REV=1
diff --git a/tests/setuponlytests/vanillatweaks_file/docker-compose.yml b/tests/setuponlytests/vanillatweaks_file/docker-compose.yml
index b2b5986fa53..8786d85d710 100644
--- a/tests/setuponlytests/vanillatweaks_file/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tests/setuponlytests/vanillatweaks_file/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ services:
     restart: "no"
     image: ${IMAGE_TO_TEST:-itzg/minecraft-server}
     environment:
-      VANILLATWEAKS_FILE: /config/vt-datapacks.json,/config/vt-craftingtweaks.json,/config/vt-resourcepacks.json
+      VANILLATWEAKS_FILE: /config/vt-datapacks.json,/config/vt-craftingtweaks.json
       EULA: "TRUE"
       SETUP_ONLY: "TRUE"
       # the following are only used to speed up test execution
@@ -14,6 +14,5 @@ services:
       - ./data:/data
       - ./vt-datapacks.json:/config/vt-datapacks.json:ro
       - ./vt-craftingtweaks.json:/config/vt-craftingtweaks.json:ro
-      - ./vt-resourcepacks.json:/config/vt-resourcepacks.json:ro
       # the following are only used to speed up test execution
       - ./verify.sh:/servers/fake.jar
diff --git a/tests/setuponlytests/vanillatweaks_file/require.sh b/tests/setuponlytests/vanillatweaks_file/require.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..a3b89f114b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/setuponlytests/vanillatweaks_file/require.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[[ $EXTENDED_TESTS ]] || exit 1
\ No newline at end of file