diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 0494705b2..70ba3b801 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
           name: "backend tests"
           working_directory: "./backend"
           command: |
-            clojure -X:dev:test :patterns '["backend-tests.*-test"]'
+            clojure -M:dev:test
 
           environment:
             PENPOT_TEST_DATABASE_URI: "postgresql://localhost/penpot_test"
diff --git a/backend/deps.edn b/backend/deps.edn
index d74362cef..df9fd4708 100644
--- a/backend/deps.edn
+++ b/backend/deps.edn
@@ -78,12 +78,9 @@
    :ns-default build}
 
   :test
-  {:extra-paths ["test"]
-   :extra-deps
-   {io.github.cognitect-labs/test-runner
-    {:git/tag "v0.5.1" :git/sha "dfb30dd"}}
-   :main-opts ["-m" "cognitect.test-runner"]
-   :exec-fn cognitect.test-runner.api/test}
+  {:main-opts ["-m" "kaocha.runner"]
+   :jvm-opts ["-Dlog4j2.configurationFile=log4j2-devenv-repl.xml"]
+   :extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.88.1376"}}}
 
   :outdated
   {:extra-deps {com.github.liquidz/antq {:mvn/version "RELEASE"}}
diff --git a/backend/tests.edn b/backend/tests.edn
index 6d31eb3c6..7af172c44 100644
--- a/backend/tests.edn
+++ b/backend/tests.edn
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 {:tests
  [{:id          :unit
    :test-paths  ["test" "src"]
-   :ns-patterns [".*-test$"]}]}
+   :ns-patterns [".*-test$"]
+   :kaocha/reporter [kaocha.report/dots]}]}