diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 37b8e15ca..05024644b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,8 +6,16 @@
   "directories": {
     "doc": "docs"
   },
+  "jest": {
+    "testPathIgnorePatterns": [
+      "<rootDir>/packages/starter-kyts",
+      "<rootDir>/e2e_tests"
+    ]
+  },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "jest --testPathPattern /__tests__/",
+    "test": "jest",
+    "test-watch": "jest --watch",
+    "test-coverage": "jest --coverage",
     "e2e": "jest --config ./e2e_tests/jest.config.json --verbose --no-cache",
     "lint": "packages/kyt-core/node_modules/.bin/eslint --config packages/kyt-core/.eslintrc.json --ignore-pattern **/node_modules --ignore-pattern packages/starter-kyts ./"
   },
@@ -22,8 +30,8 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/NYTimes/kyt#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "jest": "16.0.2",
     "ps-tree": "1.1.0",
-    "shelljs": "0.7.5"
+    "shelljs": "0.7.5",
+    "jest": "16.0.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/kyt-cli/package.json b/packages/kyt-cli/package.json
index b72eeda21..67f2f9c96 100644
--- a/packages/kyt-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/kyt-cli/package.json
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@
     "kyt-cli": "index.js"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "jest --testPathPattern /__tests__/"
   },
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "jest": "16.0.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "commander": "2.9.0",
diff --git a/packages/kyt-core/package.json b/packages/kyt-core/package.json
index 488ccb8c1..0b0682537 100644
--- a/packages/kyt-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/kyt-core/package.json
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@
     "node": ">=6.1.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "jest --testPathPattern /__tests__/",
-    "e2e": "jest --config ./e2e_tests/jest.config.json --verbose --no-cache",
-    "test-watch": "jest --watch",
-    "test-coverage": "jest --coverage"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/kyt-utils/package.json b/packages/kyt-utils/package.json
index 6e592ac25..3e2d82059 100644
--- a/packages/kyt-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/kyt-utils/package.json
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
   "description": "A shared kyt utility library.",
   "main": "logger.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "jest": "16.0.2"
   },
   "author": "NYTimes",
   "license": "Apache-2.0"