diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5ed2375eb2..677f33adb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: ./.github/actions/npm
       - run: npm run build:esm
-      - run: npm run pretest
       - run: npm run test:node
         env:
           DEBUG: ""
@@ -102,7 +101,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: ./.github/actions/npm
       - run: npm run build:esm
-      - run: npm run pretest
       - run: npm run test:node
         env:
           DEBUG: "waku:nwaku*,waku:test*"
@@ -135,7 +133,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: ./.github/actions/npm
       - run: npm run build:esm
-      - run: npm run pretest
       - run: npm run test:node
         env:
           DEBUG: "waku:nwaku*,waku:test*"
diff --git a/packages/tests/package.json b/packages/tests/package.json
index ea0a7514c2..8443addf6d 100644
--- a/packages/tests/package.json
+++ b/packages/tests/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
     "check:spelling": "cspell \"{README.md,{tests,src}/**/*.ts}\"",
     "check:tsc": "tsc -p tsconfig.dev.json",
     "pretest": "if docker inspect ${WAKUNODE_IMAGE} > /dev/null 2>&1; then echo 'Using local image'; else docker pull ${WAKUNODE_IMAGE:-statusteam/nim-waku:v0.16.0} && echo 'Image pulled'; fi",
-    "test": "TS_NODE_PROJECT=./tsconfig.dev.json mocha",
+    "test": "run-s test:*",
+    "test:node": "npm run pretest && TS_NODE_PROJECT=./tsconfig.dev.json mocha",
     "reset-hard": "git clean -dfx -e .idea && git reset --hard && npm i && npm run build"
   },
   "engines": {