diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..105eefb11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+module.exports = {
+  preset: 'react-native',
+  transformIgnorePatterns: [
+    'node_modules/(?!(@react-native|react-native)/)',
+  ],
+  transform: {
+    '\\.[jt]sx?$': 'babel-jest',
+  },
+  roots: [
+    '<rootDir>/node_modules/',
+    '<rootDir>/lib/dist/'
+  ],
+  collectCoverageFrom: [
+    'lib/dist/**/*.js',
+    'lib/src/**/*.js',
+    'integration/**/*.js',
+    '!lib/dist/index.js',
+    '!lib/dist/Notifications.js',
+    '!lib/dist/NotificationsIOS.js',
+    '!lib/dist/NotificationsAndroid.js',
+    '!lib/dist/adapters/**/*',
+    '!lib/dist/interfaces/**/*',
+    '!lib/dist/**/*.test.*',
+    '!integration/**/*.test.*',
+    '!integration/*.test.*'
+  ],
+  resetMocks: true,
+  resetModules: true,
+  coverageReporters: [
+    'json',
+    'lcov',
+    'text',
+    'html'
+  ],
+  testEnvironment: 'node',
+};
diff --git a/lib/src/commands/Commands.test.ts b/lib/src/commands/Commands.test.ts
index 9aeddfa5e..f62372cae 100644
--- a/lib/src/commands/Commands.test.ts
+++ b/lib/src/commands/Commands.test.ts
@@ -31,16 +31,16 @@ describe('Commands', () => {
 
   describe('getInitialNotification', () => {
     it('sends to native', () => {
+      when(mockedNativeCommandsSender.getInitialNotification()).thenResolve();
       uut.getInitialNotification();
       verify(mockedNativeCommandsSender.getInitialNotification()).called();
     });
 
     it('Android - returns a promise with the initial notification', async () => {
       Platform.OS = 'android';
-      const expectedNotification: Notification = new NotificationAndroid({'google.message_id': 'id'});
-      when(mockedNativeCommandsSender.getInitialNotification()).thenResolve(
-          {'google.message_id': 'id'}
-      );
+      const payload = {'google.message_id': 'id'};
+      const expectedNotification: Notification = new NotificationAndroid(payload);
+      when(mockedNativeCommandsSender.getInitialNotification()).thenResolve(payload);
       const result = await uut.getInitialNotification();
       expect(result).toEqual(expectedNotification);
     });
@@ -54,10 +54,9 @@ describe('Commands', () => {
 
     it('iOS - returns a promise with the initial notification', async () => {
       Platform.OS = 'ios';
-      const expectedNotification: Notification = new NotificationIOS({identifier: 'id'});
-      when(mockedNativeCommandsSender.getInitialNotification()).thenResolve(
-          {identifier: 'id'}
-      );
+      const payload = {identifier: 'id'};
+      const expectedNotification: Notification = new NotificationIOS(payload);
+      when(mockedNativeCommandsSender.getInitialNotification()).thenResolve(payload);
       const result = await uut.getInitialNotification();
       expect(result).toEqual(expectedNotification);
     });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2061ba966..e53a8ffab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,15 +56,16 @@
     "@react-native/eslint-config": "0.73.2",
     "@react-native/metro-config": "0.73.5",
     "@react-native/typescript-config": "0.73.1",
-    "@types/react": "^18.2.6",
-    "@types/react-test-renderer": "^18.0.0",
     "@types/jest": "^27.0.0",
     "@types/lodash": "4.14.182",
+    "@types/react": "^18.2.6",
     "@types/react-native": "0.73.0",
+    "@types/react-test-renderer": "^18.0.0",
     "babel-eslint": "10.0.3",
-    "detox": "^19.4.2",
+    "babel-jest": "^29.7.0",
+    "detox": "20.19.5",
     "github-release-notes": "https://github.com/yogevbd/github-release-notes/tarball/e601b3dba72dcd6cba323c1286ea6dd0c0110b58",
-    "jest": "^27.0.0",
+    "jest": "^27.5.1",
     "lodash": "4.17.21",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-native": "^0.73.3",
@@ -83,37 +84,5 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/wix/react-native-notifications",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/wix/react-native-notifications/issues"
-  },
-  "jest": {
-    "preset": "react-native",
-    "transform": {
-      "^.+\\.js$": "<rootDir>/node_modules/react-native/jest/preprocessor.js"
-    },
-    "roots": [
-      "<rootDir>/node_modules/",
-      "<rootDir>/lib/dist/"
-    ],
-    "collectCoverageFrom": [
-      "lib/dist/**/*.js",
-      "lib/src/**/*.js",
-      "integration/**/*.js",
-      "!lib/dist/index.js",
-      "!lib/dist/Notifications.js",
-      "!lib/dist/NotificationsIOS.js",
-      "!lib/dist/NotificationsAndroid.js",
-      "!lib/dist/adapters/**/*",
-      "!lib/dist/interfaces/**/*",
-      "!lib/dist/**/*.test.*",
-      "!integration/**/*.test.*",
-      "!integration/*.test.*"
-    ],
-    "resetMocks": true,
-    "resetModules": true,
-    "coverageReporters": [
-      "json",
-      "lcov",
-      "text",
-      "html"
-    ]
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/scripts/test-js.js b/scripts/test-js.js
index 0613aa3e8..d5ae2dd09 100644
--- a/scripts/test-js.js
+++ b/scripts/test-js.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function run() {
   const paths = _.chain(dirs).map((d) => d === 'e2e' ? `${d}/**/*.[tj]s` : `${d}/**/*.[tj]sx?`).join(' ').value();
   exec.execSync(`tslint ${paths} ${fix} --format verbose`);
   assertAllTsFilesInSrc();
-  exec.execSync(`jest --coverage`);
+  exec.execSync(`jest --coverage --config ./jest.config.js`);
 }
 
 function assertAllTsFilesInSrc() {