diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/template/tsconfig.test.json b/packages/react-scripts/template/tsconfig.test.json
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+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "module": "commonjs"
+  }
+}
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