diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1eb72583a..f0ff2a309 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     "lint:dry": "eslint **/*.{js,jsx}",
     "circleci": "npm test && eslint **/*.{js,jsx} --max-warnings=0",
     "verify": "npm run lint && npm test",
-    "test": "pico-check",
-    "test:dev": "pico-check -v -w",
+    "test": "jest",
+    "test:dev": "jest --verbose --watch",
     "phb": "node scripts/phb.js",
     "prod": "set NODE_ENV=production && npm run build",
     "postinstall": "npm run buildall",
@@ -30,8 +30,11 @@
   "eslintIgnore": [
     "build/*"
   ],
-  "pico-check": {
-    "require": "./tests/test.init.js"
+  "jest": {
+    "modulePaths": [
+      "mode_modules",
+      "shared"
+    ]
   },
   "babel": {
     "presets": [
@@ -79,6 +82,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^8.5.0",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.28.0",
-    "pico-check": "^2.2.0"
+    "jest": "^27.4.5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/basic.test.js b/tests/basic.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 881f2b172..000000000
--- a/tests/basic.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-const test = require('pico-check');
-
-test('Just setting up a spot for future tests', (t)=>{
-	t.pass();
-});
-
-module.exports = test;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/markdown.test.js b/tests/markdown.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2c244338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/markdown.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const Markdown = require('naturalcrit/markdown.js');
+
+test('Escapes <script> tag', function() {
+  const source = '<script></script>';
+  const rendered = Markdown.render(source);
+  expect(rendered).toMatch('&lt;script&gt;&lt;/script&gt;');
+});
+
+test('Processes the markdown within an HTML block if its just a class wrapper', function() {
+  const source = '<div>*Bold text*</div>';
+  const rendered = Markdown.render(source);
+  expect(rendered).toBe('<div> <p><em>Bold text</em></p>\n </div>');
+});
diff --git a/tests/test.init.js b/tests/test.init.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ac1dfb75..000000000
--- a/tests/test.init.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-//Set up configs and DB connectiosna nd what not in here
\ No newline at end of file