diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8f69eb270..3560f9192 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
       "js",
       "jsx"
     ],
+    "testEnvironment": "node",
     "transform": {
       "^.+\\.tsx?$": "ts-jest"
     },
diff --git a/src/__tests__/volume.test.ts b/src/__tests__/volume.test.ts
index 3ff568c4e..fe29e1a8b 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/volume.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/volume.test.ts
@@ -978,8 +978,10 @@ describe('volume', () => {
         vol.writeFileSync('/lol.txt', '1');
         setTimeout(() => {
           vol.watchFile('/lol.txt', { interval: 1 }, (curr, prev) => {
-            vol.unwatchFile('/lol.txt');
-            done();
+            process.nextTick(() => {
+              vol.unwatchFile('/lol.txt');
+              done();
+            });
           });
           vol.writeFileSync('/lol.txt', '2');
         }, 1);