diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 85ccb5c6..ce80dbcc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "npm run build && node bin/dev",
     "build": "babel src/ -d lib/",
-    "test": "cross-env MONGODB_VERSION=${MONGODB_VERSION:=3.2.6} MONGODB_STORAGE_ENGINE=mmapv1 NODE_ENV=test TESTING=1 node $COVERAGE_OPTION ./spec/support/runner.js",
+    "test": "cross-env MONGODB_VERSION=${MONGODB_VERSION:=3.2.6} MONGODB_STORAGE_ENGINE=mmapv1 NODE_ENV=test TESTING=1 $COVERAGE_OPTION jasmine",
     "test:win": "npm run pretest && cross-env NODE_ENV=test TESTING=1 node ./node_modules/jasmine/bin/jasmine.js && npm run posttest",
     "coverage": "cross-env COVERAGE_OPTION='./node_modules/.bin/istanbul cover' npm test",
     "coverage:win": "npm run pretest && cross-env NODE_ENV=test TESTING=1 node ./node_modules/babel-istanbul/lib/cli.js cover ./node_modules/jasmine/bin/jasmine.js && npm run posttest",
diff --git a/spec/helper.js b/spec/helper.js
index 7ed21c25..df7429a6 100644
--- a/spec/helper.js
+++ b/spec/helper.js
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 "use strict"
 // Sets up a Parse API server for testing.
+const SpecReporter = require('jasmine-spec-reporter');
 
 jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = process.env.PARSE_SERVER_TEST_TIMEOUT || 5000;
 
+jasmine.getEnv().clearReporters();
+jasmine.getEnv().addReporter(new SpecReporter()); 
+
 global.on_db = (db, callback, elseCallback) => {
   if (process.env.PARSE_SERVER_TEST_DB == db) {
     return callback();
diff --git a/spec/support/runner.js b/spec/support/runner.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b91a8d20..00000000
--- a/spec/support/runner.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-var Jasmine = require('jasmine');
-var SpecReporter = require('jasmine-spec-reporter');
-
-var jrunner = new Jasmine();
-jrunner.env.clearReporters();                       // jasmine >= 2.5.2, remove default reporter logs
-jrunner.addReporter(new SpecReporter());            // add jasmine-spec-reporter
-jrunner.loadConfigFile();                           // load jasmine.json configuration
-jrunner.execute();