diff --git a/src/lib/snyk-test/index.js b/src/lib/snyk-test/index.js
index ff98822c5b..14047aebf8 100644
--- a/src/lib/snyk-test/index.js
+++ b/src/lib/snyk-test/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module.exports = test;
 
 const detect = require('../detect');
-const runTest = require('./run-test');
+const { runTest } = require('./run-test');
 const chalk = require('chalk');
 const pm = require('../package-managers');
 const iacProjects = require('../iac/iac-projects');
diff --git a/src/lib/snyk-test/run-test.ts b/src/lib/snyk-test/run-test.ts
index 6e21d5a92a..30723f70b4 100644
--- a/src/lib/snyk-test/run-test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/snyk-test/run-test.ts
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ const debug = debugModule('snyk');
 
 const ANALYTICS_PAYLOAD_MAX_LENGTH = 1024;
 
-export = runTest;
-
 async function sendAndParseResults(
   payloads: Payload[],
   spinnerLbl: string,
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@ async function sendAndParseResults(
   return results;
 }
 
-async function runTest(
+export async function runTest(
   projectType: SupportedProjectTypes | undefined,
   root: string,
   options: Options & TestOptions,
diff --git a/test/acceptance/run-test.test.ts b/test/acceptance/run-test.test.ts
index 55c03504a7..fe83ebb3ef 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/run-test.test.ts
+++ b/test/acceptance/run-test.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const before = tap.runOnly ? only : test;
 const after = tap.runOnly ? only : test;
 
 // Import has to happen after setting SNYK_API
-import runTest = require('../../src/lib/snyk-test/run-test');
+import { runTest } from '../../src/lib/snyk-test/run-test';
 import { TestOptions, Options } from '../../src/lib/types';
 
 // @later: remove this config stuff.