diff --git a/support/appveyor-build.py b/support/appveyor-build.py
index 4967ae3b..6ffdbd4d 100755
--- a/support/appveyor-build.py
+++ b/support/appveyor-build.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ else:
   if platform == 'x64':
     generator += ' Win64'
   cmake_command.append('-G' + generator)
-  build_command = ['msbuild', '/m:4', '/p:Config=' + config, 'FORMAT.sln']
-  test_command = ['msbuild', 'RUN_TESTS.vcxproj']
+  build_command = ['cmake', '--build', '.', '--config', config, '--', '/m:4'],
+  test_command = ['ctest', '-C', config]
 
 check_call(cmake_command)
 check_call(build_command)
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 0a73de42..84acaef9 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ add_test(compile-test ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND}
 
 # test if the targets are findable from the build directory
 add_test(find-package-test ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND}
+  -C ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
   --build-and-test
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/find-package-test"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/find-package-test"