diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ab8bd1c9..d3cbc29d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "package": "npm run build:fast && npm run build:standalone && npm run build:installer",
     "release": "ts-node --transpile-only -P automation/tsconfig.json automation/run.ts release",
     "pretest": "npm run build",
-    "test": "mocha --timeout 6000 -r ts-node/register \"tests/**/*.spec.ts\"",
+    "test": "mocha --timeout 6000 -r ts-node/register/transpile-only \"tests/**/*.spec.ts\"",
     "test:fast": "npm run build:fast && npm run test",
     "catch-uncommitted": "ts-node --transpile-only -P automation/tsconfig.json automation/run.ts catch-uncommitted",
     "ci": "npm run test && catch-uncommitted",