diff --git a/test/unit/.mocharc.json b/test/unit/.mocharc.json
index a8c47e4..f526c27 100644
--- a/test/unit/.mocharc.json
+++ b/test/unit/.mocharc.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "extension": ["ts"],
   "require": [
-    "ts-node/register",
+    "ts-node/register/transpile-only",
     "test/unit/hooks.ts"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/hooks.ts b/test/unit/hooks.ts
index 5d31e6c..24905a3 100644
--- a/test/unit/hooks.ts
+++ b/test/unit/hooks.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { PaperspaceClient, PaperspaceMachine } from '../../src/providers/papersp
 
 export const mochaHooks = {
     async beforeAll() {
-        console.info("Calling before hook")
+        console.info("Before hook: stub all side effects for unit tests")
 
         //
         // Stub side effects