diff --git a/create-turbo/__tests__/cli.test.ts b/create-turbo/__tests__/cli.test.ts
index d746e0ea58947..39aef4d5b6239 100644
--- a/create-turbo/__tests__/cli.test.ts
+++ b/create-turbo/__tests__/cli.test.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe("create-turbo cli", () => {
     jest.setTimeout(DEFAULT_JEST_TIMEOUT);
   });
 
-  it("guides the user through the process", async () => {
+  it("guides the user through the process", (done) => {
     let cli = spawn("node", [createTurbo], {});
     let promptCount = 0;
     let previousPrompt: string;
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ describe("create-turbo cli", () => {
     });
 
     cli.on("exit", () => {
+      try {
+        expect(promptCount).toEqual(4);
+        done();
+      } catch (error) {
+        done(error);
+      }
       return;
     });
   });
diff --git a/create-turbo/jest.config.js b/create-turbo/jest.config.js
index 21a1e973aba82..917deee446673 100644
--- a/create-turbo/jest.config.js
+++ b/create-turbo/jest.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /** @type {import('ts-jest/dist/types').InitialOptionsTsJest} */
 module.exports = {
-  preset: "ts-jest",
+  preset: "ts-jest/presets/js-with-ts",
   testEnvironment: "node",
+  transformIgnorePatterns: ["/node_modules/(?!(strip-ansi|ansi-regex)/)"],
 };
diff --git a/create-turbo/tsconfig.json b/create-turbo/tsconfig.json
index 89ca97e83171f..f097aac870ff1 100644
--- a/create-turbo/tsconfig.json
+++ b/create-turbo/tsconfig.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "outDir": "dist",
-    "rootDir": "."
+    "rootDir": ".",
+    "allowJs": true
   }
 }