diff --git a/packages/core/console/package.json b/packages/core/console/package.json
index 8446793b9..7786b06e3 100644
--- a/packages/core/console/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/console/package.json
@@ -36,12 +36,11 @@
     "ci": "npm run qa",
     "clean": "npm run reset",
     "lint": "npm-run-all lint:*",
-    "lint:js": "eslint src/",
     "lint:ts": "tslint -c tslint.json \"src/**/*.ts\"",
     "qa": "npm-run-all lint _typecheck _build test",
     "reset": "npx rimraf .nyc_output coverage dist embark-*.tgz package",
     "solo": "embark-solo",
-    "test": "nyc --reporter=html --reporter=json mocha \"dist/test/**/*.js\" --exit --no-timeouts --require source-map-support/register"
+    "test": "jest"
   },
   "eslintConfig": {
     "extends": "../../../.eslintrc.json"
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime-corejs3": "7.7.4",
     "@types/json-stringify-safe": "5.0.0",
-    "async": "2.6.1",
     "chalk": "2.4.2",
     "core-js": "3.4.3",
     "embark-core": "^5.1.0-nightly.4",
@@ -59,14 +57,14 @@
     "json-stringify-safe": "5.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@babel/core": "7.7.4",
+    "babel-jest": "24.9.0",
     "embark-logger": "^5.1.0-nightly.1",
     "embark-solo": "^5.1.0-nightly.1",
-    "eslint": "5.7.0",
-    "mocha": "6.2.2",
+    "embark-testing": "^5.1.0-nightly.1",
+    "jest": "24.9.0",
     "npm-run-all": "4.1.5",
-    "nyc": "13.1.0",
     "rimraf": "3.0.0",
-    "source-map-support": "0.5.13",
     "tslint": "5.20.1",
     "typescript": "3.7.2"
   },
@@ -75,11 +73,19 @@
     "npm": ">=6.11.3",
     "yarn": ">=1.19.1"
   },
-  "nyc": {
-    "exclude": [
-      "**/node_modules/**",
-      "coverage/**",
-      "dist/test/**"
-    ]
+  "jest": {
+    "collectCoverage": true,
+    "testEnvironment": "node",
+    "testMatch": [
+      "**/test/**/*.js"
+    ],
+    "transform": {
+      "\\.(js|ts)$": [
+        "babel-jest",
+        {
+          "rootMode": "upward"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/console/src/test/console.js b/packages/core/console/src/test/console.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 369231c1f..000000000
--- a/packages/core/console/src/test/console.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/*globals describe, it*/
-import Console from '../lib';
-import { Logger } from 'embark-logger';
-import { joinPath, setUpEnv } from 'embark-utils';
-import assert from 'assert';
-import { version }  from '../../package.json';
-
-setUpEnv(joinPath(__dirname, '../../../../embark'));
-
-describe('embark.Console', function() {
-  let logger = new Logger({logLevel: 'error'});
-  let ipc = {
-    isServer: () => { return true; },
-    broadcast: () => {},
-    on: () => {},
-    isClient: () => { return false; }
-  };
-  let events = {once: () => {}, setCommandHandler: () => {}, emit: () => {}, on: () => {}, request: () => {}};
-  let plugins = {
-    logger: logger,
-    createPlugin: () => { return {registerAPICall: () => {}}; },
-    getPluginsProperty: () => { return []; }
-  };
-  let embarkObject = {
-    registerAPICall: () => {},
-    events: events,
-    logger: plugins.logger,
-    fs: {
-      existsSync: () => { return false; },
-      dappPath: () => { return "ok"; }
-    },
-    registerConsoleCommand: (_cmd, _opt) => {},
-    embarkConfig: {
-      options: {
-        solc: {
-          "optimize": true,
-          "optimize-runs": 200
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  };
-  let console = new Console(embarkObject, {plugins, version, ipc, events, logger});
-
-  describe('#executeCmd', function() {
-
-    describe('command: help', function() {
-
-      it('it should provide a help text', function(done) {
-        console.executeCmd('help', function(_err, output) {
-          let lines = output.split('\n');
-          assert.equal(lines[0], 'Welcome to Embark ' + version);
-          assert.equal(lines[2], 'possible commands are:');
-          done();
-        });
-      });
-    });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/core/console/test/console.spec.js b/packages/core/console/test/console.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d7389845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/console/test/console.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*globals describe, it*/
+import assert from 'assert';
+import { fakeEmbark } from 'embark-testing';
+import Console from '../src/lib';
+import { version }  from '../package.json';
+
+// Due to our `DAPP_PATH` dependency in `embark-utils` `dappPath()`, we need to
+// ensure that this environment variable is defined.
+process.env.DAPP_PATH = 'something';
+
+describe('core/console', () => {
+
+  const { embark, plugins } = fakeEmbark();
+
+
+  let console;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    console = new Console(embark, {
+      ipc: embark.config.ipc,
+      events: embark.events,
+      plugins: embark.plugins,
+      logger: embark.logger,
+      version
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    embark.teardown();
+  });
+
+  it('it should provide a help text', (done) => {
+    console.executeCmd('help', (_err, output) => {
+      let lines = output.split('\n');
+      assert.equal(lines[0], 'Welcome to Embark ' + version);
+      assert.equal(lines[2], 'possible commands are:');
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/console/tsconfig.json b/packages/core/console/tsconfig.json
index 7510c18f6..f9c7ff106 100644
--- a/packages/core/console/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/core/console/tsconfig.json
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
     "src/lib/**/*"
   ],
   "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "../../utils/testing"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../core"
     },