diff --git a/ghost/ghost/package.json b/ghost/ghost/package.json
index 4b5604b1d3..5c1c4ed26a 100644
--- a/ghost/ghost/package.json
+++ b/ghost/ghost/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "dev": "tsc --watch --preserveWatchOutput --sourceMap",
     "build": "tsc",
     "build:ts": "yarn build",
-    "test:unit": "NODE_ENV=testing c8 --src src --all --reporter text --reporter cobertura mocha -r ts-node/register './**/*.test.ts'",
+    "test:unit": "NODE_ENV=testing c8 --src src --all --reporter text --reporter cobertura mocha -r ts-node/register/transpile-only './**/*.test.ts'",
     "test": "yarn test:types && yarn test:unit",
     "test:types": "tsc --noEmit",
     "lint:code": "eslint src/ --ext .ts --cache",