diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f7ec595..076068c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node dist/index.js",
     "build": "tsc",
-    "test": "mocha -r ts-node/register src/**/*test.ts test/**/*test.ts",
+    "test": "TS_NODE_PROJECT=tsconfig.test.json mocha -r ts-node/register src/**/*test.ts test/**/*test.ts",
     "lint": "eslint 'src/**/*.{js,ts}'",
     "style": "npx prettier --write ."
   },
diff --git a/tsconfig.test.json b/tsconfig.test.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3382805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "module": "node16"
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*.ts", "test/**/*.ts"]
+}