diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index ac1122c0f..7bf8b6834 100755
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -576,6 +576,10 @@ prog
         ...jestConfig,
       })
     );
+ 
+    if (!process.env.CI) {
+      argv.push('--watch') // run jest in watch mode unless in CI
+    }
 
     const [, ...argsToPassToJestCli] = argv;
     jest.run(argsToPassToJestCli);