diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ae43a38a..4c80870b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # changelog
 
- * 2.7.3 _???.??.2025_
+ * 2.7.3 _Sep.12.2025_
    * drop node version [18 and 20 from tests.](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/326)
    * increment some dependencies [and reduce audit warnings.](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/327)
+   * restore [ava and all other disabled test-runner tests](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/328)
  * 2.7.2 _Sep.01.2025_
    * [increment resolvewithplus,](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/325) match [exact export paths,](https://github.com/iambumblehead/resolvewithplus/pull/71) thanks @matz3
  * 2.7.1 _Jul.01.2025_
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 211580cd..6d929076 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 
 _**Note: For versions of node prior to v20.6.0,** "--loader" command line arguments must be used with `esmock` as demonstrated [in the wiki.][4] Current versions of node do not require "--loader"._
 
-_**Note: due to --loader issues,** support for `ava` and `jest` are dropped._
-
 `esmock` has the below signature
 ```js
 await esmock(
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e776154e..365cfb75 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "esmock",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "2.7.2",
+  "version": "2.7.3",
   "license": "ISC",
   "readmeFilename": "README.md",
   "description": "provides native ESM import and globals mocking for unit tests",
diff --git a/tests/package.json b/tests/package.json
index 273a4b1a..c74f5633 100644
--- a/tests/package.json
+++ b/tests/package.json
@@ -51,21 +51,18 @@
     "install:all": "node --version && npm install && npm-run-all install:test*",
     "test:test-uvu": "cd tests-uvu && npm test",
     "test:test-mocha": "cd tests-mocha && npm test",
-    "test-dropped:test-ava": "cd tests-ava && npm test",
+    "test:test-ava": "cd tests-ava && npm test",
     "test:test-tsx": "cd tests-tsx && npm test",
-    "test-dropped:test-swc": "cd tests-swc && npm test",
-    "test:node19-tsm": " cd tests-tsm && npm test",
-    "test:node18-test-tsm": "npm run isnodenight || npm run test:node19-tsm",
-    "test:node18-test-tsx": "cd tests-tsx && npm run test",
-    "test:node18-test-node": "cd tests-node && npm test",
-    "test-dropped:node18-test-jest": "cd tests-jest && npm test",
-    "test-dropped:node18-test-jest-ts": "cd tests-jest-ts && npm test",
-    "test:node18-test-nodets": "cd tests-nodets && npm test",
-    "test-dropped:node18-test-source-map": "cd tests-source-map && npm test",
-    "test:node18-test-no-loader": "cd tests-no-loader && npm test",
-    "test:node18-test-workspaces": "cd tests-workspaces && npm test",
-    "test:node18:all": "npm run isnodelt18 || npm-run-all test:node18-test*",
-    "test:all": "npm-run-all test:test* && npm run test:node18:all",
+    "test:test-swc": "cd tests-swc && npm test",
+    "test:test-tsm": "cd tests-tsm && npm test",
+    "test:test-node": "cd tests-node && npm test",
+    "test:test-jest": "cd tests-jest && npm test",
+    "test:test-jest-ts": "cd tests-jest-ts && npm test",
+    "test:test-nodets": "cd tests-nodets && npm test",
+    "test:test-source-map": "cd tests-source-map && npm test",
+    "test:test-no-loader": "cd tests-no-loader && npm test",
+    "test:test-workspaces": "cd tests-workspaces && npm test",
+    "test:all": "npm-run-all test:test*",
     "test:all-cover": "c8 --src=../src/* npm run test:all",
     "test:all-ci": "npm run mini && npm run test:all"
   }
diff --git a/tests/tests-ava/spec/esmock.ava.spec.js b/tests/tests-ava/spec/esmock.ava.spec.js
index 5ae1cf64..b78aa7f3 100644
--- a/tests/tests-ava/spec/esmock.ava.spec.js
+++ b/tests/tests-ava/spec/esmock.ava.spec.js
@@ -366,8 +366,10 @@ test('should have small querystring in stacktrace filename, deep2', async t => {
     causeDeepErrorParent()
   } catch (e) {
     // newer versions auto-strip querystring from subsequent paths
-    if (' 18.  2' < process.versions.node.split('.')
-      .slice(0, 2).map(s => s.padStart(3)).join('.')) {
+    const [major, minor] = process.versions.node
+      .split('.').map(it => +it)
+    const isLT1812 = major < 18 || (major === 18 && minor < 2)
+    if (isLT1812) {
       t.true(
         e.stack.split('\n')
           .every(line => !line.includes('?') || /\?esmk=\d/.test(line)))