diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d51cfce..b8601bc7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # changelog
 
- * 2.3.7 _Aug.11.2023_
+ * 2.3.7 _Aug.15.2023_
    * [normalize package.json url](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/225) and [reduce loc for loader verification](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/226)
    * [small adjustments](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/228) reducing lines of code
+   * [clerical changes to some](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/229) test folders
  * 2.3.6 _Aug.07.2023_
    * [resolve global mocking issues](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/224) when using mixed esm cjs import trees
  * 2.3.4 _Jul.30.2023_
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3307c6db..3e7443b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ test('mock fetch, Date, setTimeout and any globals', async () => {
     })
   })
 
-  assert.deepEqual(await userCount(), 2)
+  assert.equal(await userCount(), 2)
 })
 
 test('mocks "await import()" using esmock.p', async () => {
diff --git a/tests/tests-FAIL-swc/.swcrc b/tests/tests-FAIL-swc/.swcrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50720e11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests-FAIL-swc/.swcrc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "test": ".*.ts$",
+  "jsc": {
+    "parser": {
+      "syntax": "typescript",
+      "decorators": true
+    },
+    "transform": null
+  },
+  "module": {
+    "type": "es6"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/tests-FAIL-swc/esmock.node-swc.test.ts b/tests/tests-FAIL-swc/esmock.node-swc.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0248852f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests-FAIL-swc/esmock.node-swc.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import test from 'node:test'
+import assert from 'assert'
+import esmock from 'esmock'
+
+// ⚠ https://github.com/swc-project/swc-node/issues/710
+// swc tests fail when encountering typescript syntax
+// when the typescript sytax are removed, tests pass
+
+test('should mock ts when using node-ts', async () => {
+  const main = await esmock('../local/main.ts', {
+    path: {
+      basename: () => 'hellow'
+    }
+  })
+
+  assert.strictEqual(main.pathbasenamewrap(), 'hellow')
+})
+
+test('should mock pg', async () => {
+  const main = await esmock('../local/main.ts', {
+    'pg': {
+      Pool: (config:any) => {
+        return config || 'mocked pool'
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  assert.strictEqual(main.pgpoolwrap(), 'mocked pool')
+})
diff --git a/tests/tests-FAIL-swc/package.json b/tests/tests-FAIL-swc/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29e54851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests-FAIL-swc/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "type": "module",
+  "description": "esmock unit tests, tsm with node native runner",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock.git"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@swc-node/register": "1.6.6",
+    "esmock": "file:..",
+    "pg": "file:../node_modules/pg",
+    "sinon": "file:../node_modules/sinon",
+    "eslint": "file:../node_modules/eslint",
+    "form-urlencoded": "file:../node_modules/form-urlencoded",
+    "babelGeneratedDoubleDefault": "file:../local/babelGeneratedDoubleDefault"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test:metaresolve": "node --experimental-import-meta-resolve --loader=@swc-node/register/esm --loader=esmock --test esmock.node-swc.test.ts",
+    "test:nometaresolve": "node --loader=@swc-node/register/esm --loader=esmock --test esmock.node-swc.test.ts",
+    "test": "npm run test:metaresolve && npm run test:nometaresolve",
+    "test": "SWCRC=true node --loader=@swc-node/register/esm --loader=esmock --test esmock.node-swc.test.ts",
+    "note": "⚠ https://github.com/swc-project/swc-node/issues/710"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/tests-tsx/tsconfig.json b/tests/tests-FAIL-swc/tsconfig.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/tests-tsx/tsconfig.json
rename to tests/tests-FAIL-swc/tsconfig.json
diff --git a/tests/tests-tsx/esmock.node.tsx.test.ts b/tests/tests-FAIL-tsx/esmock.node.tsx.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/tests-tsx/esmock.node.tsx.test.ts
rename to tests/tests-FAIL-tsx/esmock.node.tsx.test.ts
diff --git a/tests/tests-tsx/package.json b/tests/tests-FAIL-tsx/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/tests-tsx/package.json
rename to tests/tests-FAIL-tsx/package.json
diff --git a/tests/tests-FAIL-tsx/tsconfig.json b/tests/tests-FAIL-tsx/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b17f4eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests-FAIL-tsx/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "esm": true,
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
+    "module": "ESNext",
+    "moduleResolution": "node"
+  }
+}