diff --git a/karma-live-data.conf.js b/karma-live-data.conf.js
index cb420e48fc..4d2d777bac 100644
--- a/karma-live-data.conf.js
+++ b/karma-live-data.conf.js
@@ -1,45 +1,16 @@
-process.env.CHROME_BIN = require('puppeteer').executablePath();
+// import settings from default config file
+let properties = null;
+const originalConfigFn = require('./karma.conf.js');
+originalConfigFn({
+  set: function (arg) {
+    properties = arg;
+  },
+});
 
+// pass `--grep '[live data]'` to mocha to only run live data tests
+properties.client.args = ['--grep', '[live data]]'];
+
+// export settings
 module.exports = function (config) {
-  config.set({
-    frameworks: ['mocha', 'karma-typescript'],
-    files: ['src/lib/**/*.ts', 'src/proto/**/*.ts'],
-    preprocessors: {
-      '**/*.ts': ['karma-typescript'],
-    },
-    plugins: [
-      require('karma-mocha'),
-      require('karma-typescript'),
-      require('karma-chrome-launcher'),
-    ],
-    reporters: ['progress', 'karma-typescript'],
-    browsers: ['ChromeHeadless'],
-    singleRun: true,
-    client: {
-      mocha: {
-        timeout: 6000, // Default is 2s
-      },
-      args: ['--grep', '[live data]]'],
-    },
-    karmaTypescriptConfig: {
-      bundlerOptions: {
-        entrypoints: /^.*[^(node)]\.spec\.ts$/,
-      },
-      coverageOptions: {
-        instrumentation: false,
-      },
-      tsconfig: './tsconfig.json',
-      compilerOptions: {
-        noEmit: false,
-      },
-      include: {
-        mode: 'replace',
-        values: ['src/lib/**/*.ts', 'src/proto/**/*.ts'],
-      },
-      exclude: {
-        mode: 'replace',
-        values: ['node_modules/**'],
-      },
-    },
-  });
+  config.set(properties);
 };