diff --git a/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml b/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml
index 7e2edc2653..f4618ab154 100644
--- a/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml
+++ b/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml
@@ -564,17 +564,36 @@ stages:
         publishOnError: true
         includeForks: true
 
+# Helix x64
+  - template: jobs/default-build.yml
+    parameters:
+      jobName: Helix_x64
+      jobDisplayName: 'Tests: Helix x64'
+      agentOs: Windows
+      timeoutInMinutes: 180
+      steps:
+      - script: .\restore.cmd -ci
+        displayName: Restore
+      - script: .\build.cmd -ci -NoRestore -test -projects eng\helix\helix.proj /p:IsRequiredCheck=true /p:IsHelixJob=true /p:BuildAllProjects=true /p:BuildNative=false -bl
+        displayName: Run build.cmd helix target
+        env:
+          SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN: $(System.AccessToken) # We need to set this env var to publish helix results to Azure Dev Ops
+      artifacts:
+      - name: Helix_logs
+        path: artifacts/log/
+        publishOnError: true
+      
   # Helix ARM64
   - template: jobs/default-build.yml
     parameters:
       jobName: Helix_arm64
       jobDisplayName: "Tests: Helix ARM64"
       agentOs: Linux
-      timeoutInMinutes: 240
+      timeoutInMinutes: 180
       steps:
       - script: ./restore.sh -ci
         displayName: Restore
-      - script: ./build.sh -ci --arch arm64 -test --no-build-nodejs -projects $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/eng/helix/helix.proj /p:IsHelixJob=true /p:BuildAllProjects=true /p:BuildNative=true -bl
+      - script: ./build.sh -ci --arch arm64 -test --no-build-nodejs -projects $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/eng/helix/helix.proj /p:IsRequiredCheck=true /p:IsHelixJob=true /p:BuildAllProjects=true /p:BuildNative=true -bl
         displayName: Run build.sh helix arm64 target
         env:
           SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN: $(System.AccessToken) # We need to set this env var to publish helix results to Azure Dev Ops
diff --git a/eng/targets/Helix.Common.props b/eng/targets/Helix.Common.props
index 90dc063507..0906718331 100644
--- a/eng/targets/Helix.Common.props
+++ b/eng/targets/Helix.Common.props
@@ -6,12 +6,28 @@
     <HelixAvailablePlatform Include="Linux" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-    <!-- x64 queues -->
-  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(IsWindowsOnlyTest)' != 'true' AND '$(TargetArchitecture)' == 'x64'">
+  <!-- required for green PR queues -->
+
+  <!-- x64 queues -->
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(IsWindowsOnlyTest)' != 'true' AND '$(TargetArchitecture)' == 'x64' AND '$(IsRequiredCheck)' == 'true'">
+    <HelixAvailableTargetQueue Include="Ubuntu.1604.Amd64.Open" Platform="Linux" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(IsWindowsOnlyTest)' != 'true' AND '$(TargetArchitecture)' == 'arm64' AND '$(IsRequiredCheck)' == 'true'">
+    <!-- arm64 queues -->
+    <HelixAvailableTargetQueue Include="(Debian.9.Arm64.Open)Ubuntu.1804.Armarch.Open@mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:debian-9-helix-arm64v8-a12566d-20190807161036" Platform="Linux" />
+
+    <!-- Need to resolve permission issues on this docker queue
+    <HelixAvailableTargetQueue Include="(Alpine.38.Arm64)Ubuntu.1604.Arm64.Docker@mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:alpine-3.8-helix-arm64v8-46e69dd-20190327215724" Platform="Linux" />
+    <HelixAvailableTargetQueue Include="(Ubuntu-1804.Arm64.Open)Ubuntu.1604.Arm64.Docker.Open@mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:ubuntu-18.04-helix-arm64v8-6f28fa9-20190606004102" Platform="Linux" />
+    -->
+  </ItemGroup>
+  
+  <!-- non required queues -->
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(IsWindowsOnlyTest)' != 'true' AND '$(TargetArchitecture)' == 'x64' AND '$(IsRequiredCheck)' != 'true'">
     <HelixAvailableTargetQueue Include="Windows.10.Amd64.Open" Platform="Windows" />
     <HelixAvailableTargetQueue Include="Windows.81.Amd64.Open" Platform="Windows" />
     <HelixAvailableTargetQueue Include="Windows.7.Amd64.Open" Platform="Windows" />
-    <HelixAvailableTargetQueue Include="Ubuntu.1604.Amd64.Open" Platform="Linux" />
     <HelixAvailableTargetQueue Include="Ubuntu.1804.Amd64.Open" Platform="Linux" />
     <HelixAvailableTargetQueue Include="Centos.7.Amd64.Open" Platform="Linux" />
     <HelixAvailableTargetQueue Include="Debian.8.Amd64.Open" Platform="Linux" />
@@ -20,17 +36,7 @@
     <HelixAvailableTargetQueue Include="(Fedora.28.Amd64.Open)Ubuntu.1604.Amd64.Open@mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:fedora-28-helix-09ca40b-20190508143249" Platform="Linux" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(IsWindowsOnlyTest)' != 'true' AND '$(TargetArchitecture)' == 'arm64'">
-    <!-- arm64 queues -->
-    <HelixAvailableTargetQueue Include="(Debian.9.Arm64.Open)Ubuntu.1604.Arm64.Docker.Open@mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:debian-9-helix-arm64v8-a12566d-20190807161036" Platform="Linux" />
-
-    <!-- Need to resolve permission issues on this docker queue
-    <HelixAvailableTargetQueue Include="(Alpine.38.Arm64)Ubuntu.1604.Arm64.Docker@mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:alpine-3.8-helix-arm64v8-46e69dd-20190327215724" Platform="Linux" />
-    <HelixAvailableTargetQueue Include="(Ubuntu-1804.Arm64.Open)Ubuntu.1604.Arm64.Docker.Open@mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:ubuntu-18.04-helix-arm64v8-6f28fa9-20190606004102" Platform="Linux" />
-    -->
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(IsWindowsOnlyTest)' == 'true'">
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(IsWindowsOnlyTest)' == 'true' AND '$(IsRequiredCheck)' != 'true'">
     <HelixAvailablePlatform Include="Windows" />
 
     <HelixAvailableTargetQueue Include="Windows.10.Amd64.Open" Platform="Windows" />
@@ -45,4 +51,5 @@
     <HelixPreCommand Include="call RunPowershell.cmd update_schema.ps1 || exit /b 1" />
     <HelixPreCommand Include="call RunPowershell.cmd UpdateIISExpressCertificate.ps1 || exit /b 1" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  
 </Project>