diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fa2040e..5bd44e8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "test": "jest",
-    "pretest:ci": "npm uninstall jest && npm install jest@$JEST_VERSION --no-save",
+    "pretest:ci": "npm uninstall jest babel-jest && npm install jest@$JEST_VERSION babel-jest@$JEST_VERSION --no-save",
     "test:ci": "jest --ci"
   },
   "dependencies": {
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "xml": "^1.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "babel-jest": "^24.0.0",
     "jest": "^24.0.0",
     "libxmljs": "^0.18.4"
   }