diff --git a/packages/eval/test/evaluate.test.mjs b/packages/eval/test/evaluate.test.mjs
index 4fc2f8a9..11e973f4 100644
--- a/packages/eval/test/evaluate.test.mjs
+++ b/packages/eval/test/evaluate.test.mjs
@@ -4,18 +4,15 @@ Copyright (C) 2022 Strudel contributors - see <https://github.com/tidalcycles/st
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-import { expect, describe, it, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
+import { expect, describe, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import { evaluate, evalScope } from '../evaluate.mjs';
 import { mini } from '@strudel.cycles/mini';
 import * as strudel from '@strudel.cycles/core';
 const { fastcat } = strudel;
 
-beforeAll(async () => {
-  evalScope({ mini }, strudel);
-});
-
-describe('evaluate', () => {
+describe('evaluate', async () => {
+  await evalScope({ mini }, strudel);
   const ev = async (code) => (await evaluate(code)).pattern._firstCycleValues;
   it('Should evaluate strudel functions', async () => {
     expect(await ev('pure("c3")')).toEqual(['c3']);