diff --git a/packages/common/test/pipes/file/parse-file.pipe.spec.ts b/packages/common/test/pipes/file/parse-file.pipe.spec.ts
index 0eecaf98967..dcda5ea0ccf 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/pipes/file/parse-file.pipe.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/pipes/file/parse-file.pipe.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import { HttpStatus } from '../../../enums';
 import { BadRequestException, ConflictException } from '../../../exceptions';
 import { FileValidator, ParseFilePipe } from '../../../pipes';
+import * as chai from 'chai';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
+import chaiAsPromised = require('chai-as-promised');
+
+chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
 
 class AlwaysValidValidator extends FileValidator {
   isValid(): boolean {
diff --git a/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-array.pipe.spec.ts b/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-array.pipe.spec.ts
index 096ab3f9bca..411b565c0a2 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-array.pipe.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-array.pipe.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as chai from 'chai';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
-import * as chaiAsPromised from 'chai-as-promised';
+import chaiAsPromised = require('chai-as-promised');
 import { Type } from 'class-transformer';
 import {
   IsBoolean,
diff --git a/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-enum.pipe.spec.ts b/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-enum.pipe.spec.ts
index 5182781dcbe..b1dc6f1d10a 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-enum.pipe.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-enum.pipe.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+import * as chai from 'chai';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
+import chaiAsPromised = require('chai-as-promised');
 import { HttpException } from '../../exceptions';
 import { ArgumentMetadata } from '../../interfaces';
 import { ParseEnumPipe } from '../../pipes/parse-enum.pipe';
 
+chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
+
 class CustomTestError extends HttpException {
   constructor() {
     super('This is a TestException', 418);
diff --git a/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-float.pipe.spec.ts b/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-float.pipe.spec.ts
index 5343c23a616..0d869496d3d 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-float.pipe.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-float.pipe.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+import * as chai from 'chai';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
+import chaiAsPromised = require('chai-as-promised');
 import { HttpException } from '../../exceptions';
 import { ArgumentMetadata } from '../../interfaces';
 import { ParseFloatPipe } from '../../pipes/parse-float.pipe';
 
+chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
+
 class CustomTestError extends HttpException {
   constructor() {
     super('This is a TestException', 418);
diff --git a/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-int.pipe.spec.ts b/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-int.pipe.spec.ts
index 5c2370a7422..fa735a5c19a 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-int.pipe.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-int.pipe.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+import * as chai from 'chai';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
+import chaiAsPromised = require('chai-as-promised');
 import { HttpException } from '../../exceptions';
 import { ArgumentMetadata } from '../../interfaces';
 import { ParseIntPipe } from '../../pipes/parse-int.pipe';
 
+chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
+
 class CustomTestError extends HttpException {
   constructor() {
     super('This is a TestException', 418);
diff --git a/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-uuid.pipe.spec.ts b/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-uuid.pipe.spec.ts
index a28d1c0b74d..729e3872fc8 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-uuid.pipe.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/pipes/parse-uuid.pipe.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
+import * as chai from 'chai';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
+import chaiAsPromised = require('chai-as-promised');
 import { HttpStatus } from '../../enums';
 import { HttpException } from '../../exceptions';
 import { ArgumentMetadata } from '../../interfaces';
 import { ParseUUIDPipe } from '../../pipes/parse-uuid.pipe';
 
+chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
+
 class TestException extends HttpException {
   constructor() {
     super('This is a TestException', HttpStatus.I_AM_A_TEAPOT);
diff --git a/packages/common/test/pipes/validation.pipe.spec.ts b/packages/common/test/pipes/validation.pipe.spec.ts
index 3d54bf282dc..f520b73b60a 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/pipes/validation.pipe.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/pipes/validation.pipe.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as chai from 'chai';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
-import * as chaiAsPromised from 'chai-as-promised';
+import chaiAsPromised = require('chai-as-promised');
 import { Exclude, Expose, Type } from 'class-transformer';
 import {
   IsArray,
diff --git a/packages/core/test/errors/test/exceptions-zone.spec.ts b/packages/core/test/errors/test/exceptions-zone.spec.ts
index e5d6c41404d..fb9f28348af 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/errors/test/exceptions-zone.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/errors/test/exceptions-zone.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+import * as chai from 'chai';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
+import chaiAsPromised = require('chai-as-promised');
 import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 import { Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { ExceptionsZone } from '../../../errors/exceptions-zone';
 
+chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
+
 describe('ExceptionsZone', () => {
   const rethrow = err => {
     throw err;
diff --git a/packages/core/test/helpers/barrier.spec.ts b/packages/core/test/helpers/barrier.spec.ts
index e7eefe2a2b2..a10c676e3be 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/helpers/barrier.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/helpers/barrier.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { expect } from 'chai';
 import { Barrier } from '../../../core/helpers/barrier';
 import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 import * as chai from 'chai';
-import * as chaiAsPromised from 'chai-as-promised';
+import chaiAsPromised = require('chai-as-promised');
 import { setTimeout } from 'timers/promises';
 chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/injector/container.spec.ts b/packages/core/test/injector/container.spec.ts
index fe77d3ebb01..ff7dce3d43b 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/injector/container.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/injector/container.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import * as chai from 'chai';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
+import chaiAsPromised = require('chai-as-promised');
 import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 import { Module } from '../../../common/decorators/modules/module.decorator';
 import { Global } from '../../../common/index';
@@ -7,6 +9,8 @@ import { UnknownModuleException } from '../../errors/exceptions/unknown-module.e
 import { NestContainer } from '../../injector/container';
 import { NoopHttpAdapter } from '../utils/noop-adapter.spec';
 
+chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
+
 describe('NestContainer', () => {
   let container: NestContainer;
   let untypedContainer: any;
diff --git a/packages/core/test/injector/injector.spec.ts b/packages/core/test/injector/injector.spec.ts
index a8120130dd2..e20bcbe3bf6 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/injector/injector.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/injector/injector.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Optional } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { PARAMTYPES_METADATA } from '@nestjs/common/constants';
 import * as chai from 'chai';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
-import * as chaiAsPromised from 'chai-as-promised';
+import chaiAsPromised = require('chai-as-promised');
 import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 import { Inject } from '../../../common/decorators/core/inject.decorator';
 import { Injectable } from '../../../common/decorators/core/injectable.decorator';
diff --git a/packages/core/test/middleware/middleware-module.spec.ts b/packages/core/test/middleware/middleware-module.spec.ts
index 0b0453a25c4..60922ba6cf4 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/middleware/middleware-module.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/middleware/middleware-module.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { RouteInfoPathExtractor } from '@nestjs/core/middleware/route-info-path-extractor';
 import * as chai from 'chai';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
-import * as chaiAsPromised from 'chai-as-promised';
+import chaiAsPromised = require('chai-as-promised');
 import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 import { Controller } from '../../../common/decorators/core/controller.decorator';
 import { RequestMapping } from '../../../common/decorators/http/request-mapping.decorator';
diff --git a/packages/core/test/scanner.spec.ts b/packages/core/test/scanner.spec.ts
index f2c2835190f..7b670613e99 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/scanner.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/scanner.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { Catch, Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+import * as chai from 'chai';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
+import chaiAsPromised = require('chai-as-promised');
 import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 import { GUARDS_METADATA } from '../../common/constants';
 import { Controller } from '../../common/decorators/core/controller.decorator';
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ import { MetadataScanner } from '../metadata-scanner';
 import { DependenciesScanner } from '../scanner';
 import Sinon = require('sinon');
 
+chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
+
 describe('DependenciesScanner', () => {
   class Guard {}