--- a/tests/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/tests/.eslintrc.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         "@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars": [
             "warn",
             {
-                "varsIgnorePattern": "_.+",
+                "varsIgnorePattern": "(?:_.+|__dirname|__filename)",
                 "argsIgnorePattern": "_.+"
             }
         ],
--- a/tests/package.json
+++ b/tests/package.json
@@ -29,91 +29,94 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "eslint --ext .ts,.js src/",
-    "fix": "eslint --ext .ts,.js src/ --fix",
-    "setup": "ts-node ./src/util/globalSetup.ts",
+    "fix": "yarn lint --fix",
+    "setup": "ts-node --esm ./src/util/globalSetup.ts",
     "setIdentities": "ts-node ./src/util/identitySetter.ts",
     "checkRelayIdentities": "ts-node ./src/util/relayIdentitiesChecker.ts",
-    "test": "yarn setup && mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register './src/**/*.*test.ts'",
+    "_test": "yarn setup && mocha --timeout 9999999 --loader=ts-node/esm.mjs",
+    "_testParallel": "yarn setup && mocha --timeout 9999999 --parallel --loader=ts-node/esm.mjs",
+    "test": "yarn _test './src/**/*.*test.ts'",
     "testParallelFull": "yarn testParallel && yarn testSequential",
-    "testParallel": "yarn setup && mocha --parallel --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register './src/**/*.test.ts'",
-    "testSequential": "yarn setup && mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register './src/**/*.seqtest.ts'",
-    "testStructure": "yarn setup && mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/nesting/*.*test.ts",
-    "testEth": "yarn setup && mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register './**/eth/**/*.*test.ts'",
-    "testEthNesting": "yarn setup && mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register './**/eth/nesting/**/*.*test.ts'",
-    "testEthFractionalizer": "yarn setup && mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register './**/eth/fractionalizer/**/*.*test.ts'",
-    "testEthMarketplace": "yarn setup && mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register './**/eth/marketplace/**/*.*test.ts'",
-    "testEvent": "yarn setup && mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./src/check-event/*.*test.ts",
-    "testEthPayable": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register './**/eth/payable.test.ts'",
-    "testEvmCoder": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register './**/eth/evmCoder.test.ts'",
-    "testNesting": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/nest.test.ts",
-    "testUnnesting": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/unnest.test.ts",
-    "testProperties": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/collectionProperties.*test.ts ./**/tokenProperties.*test.ts ./**/getPropertiesRpc.test.ts",
-    "testCollectionProperties": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/collectionProperties.*test.ts",
-    "testTokenProperties": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/tokenProperties.*test.ts",
-    "testMigration": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/nesting/migration-check.test.ts",
-    "testAddCollectionAdmin": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/addCollectionAdmin.test.ts",
-    "testSetCollectionLimits": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/setCollectionLimits.test.ts",
-    "testChangeCollectionOwner": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/change-collection-owner.test.ts",
-    "testSetCollectionSponsor": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/setCollectionSponsor.test.ts",
-    "testConfirmSponsorship": "mocha --timeout 9999999 --parallel -r ts-node/register ./**/confirmSponsorship.test.ts",
-    "testRemoveCollectionAdmin": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/removeCollectionAdmin.test.ts",
-    "testRemoveCollectionSponsor": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/removeCollectionSponsor.test.ts",
-    "testAllowLists": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/allowLists.test.ts",
-    "testConnection": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/connection.test.ts",
-    "testContracts": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/contracts.test.ts",
-    "testCreateItem": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/createItem.test.ts",
-    "testCreateMultipleItems": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/createMultipleItems.test.ts",
-    "testCreateMultipleItemsEx": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/createMultipleItemsEx.test.ts",
-    "testApprove": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/approve.test.ts",
-    "testTransferFrom": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/transferFrom.test.ts",
-    "testCreateCollection": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/createCollection.test.ts",
-    "testDestroyCollection": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/destroyCollection.test.ts",
-    "testToggleContractAllowList": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/toggleContractAllowList.test.ts",
-    "testAddToContractAllowList": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/addToContractAllowList.test.ts",
-    "testTransfer": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/transfer.test.ts",
-    "testBurnItem": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/burnItem.test.ts",
-    "testAdminTransferAndBurn": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/adminTransferAndBurn.test.ts",
-    "testSetPermissions": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/setPermissions.test.ts",
-    "testCreditFeesToTreasury": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/creditFeesToTreasury.seqtest.ts",
-    "testContractSponsoring": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/eth/contractSponsoring.test.ts",
-    "testEnableContractSponsoring": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/enableContractSponsoring.test.ts",
-    "testRemoveFromContractAllowList": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/removeFromContractAllowList.test.ts",
-    "testSetContractSponsoringRateLimit": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/setContractSponsoringRateLimit.test.ts",
-    "testSetOffchainSchema": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/setOffchainSchema.test.ts",
-    "testNextSponsoring": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/nextSponsoring.test.ts",
-    "testOverflow": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/overflow.test.ts",
-    "testMaintenance": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/maintenance.seqtest.ts",
-    "testInflation": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/inflation.seqtest.ts",
-    "testScheduler": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/scheduler.seqtest.ts",
-    "testSchedulingEVM": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/eth/scheduling.test.ts",
-    "testPalletPresence": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/pallet-presence.test.ts",
+    "testParallel": "yarn _testParallel './src/**/*.test.ts'",
+    "testSequential": "yarn _test './src/**/*.seqtest.ts'",
+    "testStructure": "yarn setup && yarn _test ./**/nesting/*.*test.ts",
+    "testEth": "yarn setup && yarn _test './**/eth/**/*.*test.ts'",
+    "testEthNesting": "yarn setup && yarn _test './**/eth/nesting/**/*.*test.ts'",
+    "testEthFractionalizer": "yarn setup && yarn _test './**/eth/fractionalizer/**/*.*test.ts'",
+    "testEthMarketplace": "yarn setup && yarn _test './**/eth/marketplace/**/*.*test.ts'",
+    "testEvent": "yarn setup && yarn _test ./src/check-event/*.*test.ts",
+    "testEthPayable": "yarn _test './**/eth/payable.test.ts'",
+    "testEvmCoder": "yarn _test './**/eth/evmCoder.test.ts'",
+    "testNesting": "yarn _test ./**/nest.test.ts",
+    "testUnnesting": "yarn _test ./**/unnest.test.ts",
+    "testProperties": "yarn _test ./**/collectionProperties.*test.ts ./**/tokenProperties.*test.ts ./**/getPropertiesRpc.test.ts",
+    "testCollectionProperties": "yarn _test ./**/collectionProperties.*test.ts",
+    "testTokenProperties": "yarn _test ./**/tokenProperties.*test.ts",
+    "testMigration": "yarn _test ./**/nesting/migration-check.test.ts",
+    "testAddCollectionAdmin": "yarn _test ./**/addCollectionAdmin.test.ts",
+    "testSetCollectionLimits": "yarn _test ./**/setCollectionLimits.test.ts",
+    "testChangeCollectionOwner": "yarn _test ./**/change-collection-owner.test.ts",
+    "testSetCollectionSponsor": "yarn _test ./**/setCollectionSponsor.test.ts",
+    "testConfirmSponsorship": "yarn _test ./**/confirmSponsorship.test.ts",
+    "testRemoveCollectionAdmin": "yarn _test ./**/removeCollectionAdmin.test.ts",
+    "testRemoveCollectionSponsor": "yarn _test ./**/removeCollectionSponsor.test.ts",
+    "testAllowLists": "yarn _test ./**/allowLists.test.ts",
+    "testConnection": "yarn _test ./**/connection.test.ts",
+    "testContracts": "yarn _test ./**/contracts.test.ts",
+    "testCreateItem": "yarn _test ./**/createItem.test.ts",
+    "testCreateMultipleItems": "yarn _test ./**/createMultipleItems.test.ts",
+    "testCreateMultipleItemsEx": "yarn _test ./**/createMultipleItemsEx.test.ts",
+    "testApprove": "yarn _test ./**/approve.test.ts",
+    "testTransferFrom": "yarn _test ./**/transferFrom.test.ts",
+    "testCreateCollection": "yarn _test ./**/createCollection.test.ts",
+    "testDestroyCollection": "yarn _test ./**/destroyCollection.test.ts",
+    "testToggleContractAllowList": "yarn _test ./**/toggleContractAllowList.test.ts",
+    "testAddToContractAllowList": "yarn _test ./**/addToContractAllowList.test.ts",
+    "testTransfer": "yarn _test ./**/transfer.test.ts",
+    "testBurnItem": "yarn _test ./**/burnItem.test.ts",
+    "testAdminTransferAndBurn": "yarn _test ./**/adminTransferAndBurn.test.ts",
+    "testSetPermissions": "yarn _test ./**/setPermissions.test.ts",
+    "testCreditFeesToTreasury": "yarn _test ./**/creditFeesToTreasury.seqtest.ts",
+    "testContractSponsoring": "yarn _test ./**/eth/contractSponsoring.test.ts",
+    "testEnableContractSponsoring": "yarn _test ./**/enableContractSponsoring.test.ts",
+    "testRemoveFromContractAllowList": "yarn _test ./**/removeFromContractAllowList.test.ts",
+    "testSetContractSponsoringRateLimit": "yarn _test ./**/setContractSponsoringRateLimit.test.ts",
+    "testSetOffchainSchema": "yarn _test ./**/setOffchainSchema.test.ts",
+    "testNextSponsoring": "yarn _test ./**/nextSponsoring.test.ts",
+    "testOverflow": "yarn _test ./**/overflow.test.ts",
+    "testMaintenance": "yarn _test ./**/maintenance.seqtest.ts",
+    "testInflation": "yarn _test ./**/inflation.seqtest.ts",
+    "testScheduler": "yarn _test ./**/scheduler.seqtest.ts",
+    "testSchedulingEVM": "yarn _test ./**/eth/scheduling.test.ts",
+    "testPalletPresence": "yarn _test ./**/pallet-presence.test.ts",
+    "testEnableDisableTransfers": "yarn _test ./**/enableDisableTransfer.test.ts",
+    "testLimits": "yarn _test ./**/limits.test.ts",
+    "testEthCreateNFTCollection": "yarn _test ./**/eth/createNFTCollection.test.ts",
+    "testEthCreateRFTCollection": "yarn _test ./**/eth/createRFTCollection.test.ts",
+    "testEthNFT": "yarn _test ./**/eth/nonFungible.test.ts",
+    "testRFT": "yarn _test ./**/refungible.test.ts",
+    "testEthRFT": "yarn _test ./**/eth/reFungible.test.ts ./**/eth/reFungibleToken.test.ts",
+    "testFT": "yarn _test ./**/fungible.test.ts",
+    "testEthFT": "yarn _test ./**/eth/fungible.test.ts",
+    "testRPC": "yarn _test ./**/rpc.test.ts",
+    "testPromotion": "yarn _test ./**/appPromotion/*test.ts",
+    "testApiConsts": "yarn _test ./**/apiConsts.test.ts",
+
     "testCollators": "RUN_COLLATOR_TESTS=1 mocha --timeout 49999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/collator-selection/**.*test.ts",
     "testCollatorSelection": "RUN_COLLATOR_TESTS=1 mocha --timeout 49999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/collatorSelection.*test.ts",
     "testIdentity": "RUN_COLLATOR_TESTS=1 mocha --timeout 49999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/identity.*test.ts",
-    "testEnableDisableTransfers": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/enableDisableTransfer.test.ts",
-    "testLimits": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/limits.test.ts",
-    "testEthCreateNFTCollection": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/eth/createNFTCollection.test.ts",
-    "testEthCreateRFTCollection": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/eth/createRFTCollection.test.ts",
-    "testEthNFT": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/eth/nonFungible.test.ts",
-    "testRFT": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/refungible.test.ts",
-    "testEthRFT": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/eth/reFungible.test.ts ./**/eth/reFungibleToken.test.ts",
-    "testFT": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/fungible.test.ts",
-    "testEthFT": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/eth/fungible.test.ts",
-    "testRPC": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/rpc.test.ts",
-    "testPromotion": "yarn setup && mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/appPromotion/*test.ts",
-    "testXcmUnique": "RUN_XCM_TESTS=1 mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/xcm/xcmUnique.test.ts",
-    "testXcmQuartz": "RUN_XCM_TESTS=1 mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/xcm/xcmQuartz.test.ts",
-    "testXcmOpal": "RUN_XCM_TESTS=1 mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/xcm/xcmOpal.test.ts",
-    "testXcmTransferAcala": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/xcm/xcmTransferAcala.test.ts acalaId=2000 uniqueId=5000",
-    "testXcmTransferStatemine": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/xcm/xcmTransferStatemine.test.ts statemineId=1000 uniqueId=5000",
-    "testXcmTransferMoonbeam": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/xcm/xcmTransferMoonbeam.test.ts",
+    "testXcmUnique": "RUN_XCM_TESTS=1 yarn _test ./**/xcm/xcmUnique.test.ts",
+    "testXcmQuartz": "RUN_XCM_TESTS=1 yarn _test ./**/xcm/xcmQuartz.test.ts",
+    "testXcmOpal": "RUN_XCM_TESTS=1 yarn _test ./**/xcm/xcmOpal.test.ts",
+    "testXcmTransferAcala": "yarn _test ./**/xcm/xcmTransferAcala.test.ts acalaId=2000 uniqueId=5000",
+    "testXcmTransferStatemine": "yarn _test ./**/xcm/xcmTransferStatemine.test.ts statemineId=1000 uniqueId=5000",
+    "testXcmTransferMoonbeam": "yarn _test ./**/xcm/xcmTransferMoonbeam.test.ts",
     "benchMintingFee": "ts-node src/benchmarks/mintFee/benchmark.ts",
-    "testApiConsts": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/apiConsts.test.ts",
-    "load": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register './**/*.load.ts'",
+    "load": "yarn _test './**/*.load.ts'",
     "loadTransfer": "ts-node src/transfer.nload.ts",
     "polkadot-types-fetch-metadata": "curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{\"id\":\"1\", \"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\", \"method\": \"state_getMetadata\", \"params\":[]}' http://localhost:9933 > src/interfaces/metadata.json",
-    "polkadot-types-from-defs": "ts-node ./node_modules/.bin/polkadot-types-from-defs --endpoint src/interfaces/metadata.json --input src/interfaces/ --package .",
-    "polkadot-types-from-chain": "ts-node ./node_modules/.bin/polkadot-types-from-chain --endpoint src/interfaces/metadata.json --output src/interfaces/ --package .",
+    "polkadot-types-from-defs": "ts-node --esm ./node_modules/.bin/polkadot-types-from-defs --endpoint src/interfaces/metadata.json --input src/interfaces/ --package .",
+    "polkadot-types-from-chain": "ts-node --esm ./node_modules/.bin/polkadot-types-from-chain --endpoint src/interfaces/metadata.json --output src/interfaces/ --package .",
     "polkadot-types": "echo \"export default {}\" > src/interfaces/lookup.ts && yarn polkadot-types-fetch-metadata && yarn polkadot-types-from-defs && yarn polkadot-types-from-defs && yarn polkadot-types-from-chain"
   },
   "author": "",
@@ -132,5 +135,6 @@
   },
   "resolutions": {
     "decode-uri-component": "^0.2.1"
-  }
+  },
+  "type": "module"
 }
--- a/tests/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tests/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "moduleResolution": "node",
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
-    "module": "commonjs",
+    "module": "ESNext",
     "sourceMap": true,
     "outDir": "dist",
     "strict": true,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       ],
       "@unique-nft/types/*": [
         "./src/interfaces/*"
-      ],
+      ]
     }
   },
   "include": [
@@ -27,4 +27,7 @@
   "lib": [
     "es2017"
   ],
+  "ts-node": {
+    "experimentalSpecifierResolution": "node"
+  }
 }