diff --git a/packages/nylas-message-processor/package.json b/packages/nylas-message-processor/package.json
index 0748d7c9d..d60b34a88 100644
--- a/packages/nylas-message-processor/package.json
+++ b/packages/nylas-message-processor/package.json
@@ -5,8 +5,19 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "author": "Nylas",
   "license": "ISC",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "babel-node spec/run.js"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "mailparser": "0.6.0",
     "nylas-core": "0.x.x"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "babel-cli": "^6.10.1",
+    "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.9.0",
+    "jasmine": "^2.4.1"
+  },
+  "babel": {
+    "presets": ["es2015"]
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/nylas-message-processor/spec/parsing-spec.js b/packages/nylas-message-processor/spec/parsing-spec.js
index ac903a39d..0e0e99119 100644
--- a/packages/nylas-message-processor/spec/parsing-spec.js
+++ b/packages/nylas-message-processor/spec/parsing-spec.js
@@ -1,35 +1,24 @@
 const path = require('path')
 const fs = require('fs')
-const assert = require('assert')
 const {processMessage} = require('../processors/parsing')
 
 const BASE_PATH = path.join('/', 'Users', 'juan', 'Downloads', 'sample data')
 
-const tests = []
 
-function it(name, testFn) {
-  tests.push(testFn)
-}
-
-function test() {
-  tests.reduce((prev, t) => prev.then(() => t()), Promise.resolve())
-  .then(() => console.log('Success!'))
-  .catch((err) => console.log(err))
-}
-
-it('parses the message correctly', () => {
+it('parses the message correctly', (done) => {
   const bodyPath = path.join(BASE_PATH, '1-99174-body.txt')
   const headersPath = path.join(BASE_PATH, '1-99174-headers.txt')
   const rawBody = fs.readFileSync(bodyPath, 'utf8')
   const rawHeaders = fs.readFileSync(headersPath, 'utf8')
   const message = { rawHeaders, rawBody }
-  return processMessage({message}).then((processed) => {
-    const bodyPart = `<p>In <a href="https://github.com/electron/electron.atom.io/pull/352#discussion_r67715160">_data/apps.yml</a>:</p>`
-    assert.equal(processed.headers['in-reply-to'], '<electron/electron.atom.io/pull/352@github.com>')
-    assert.equal(processed.messageId, '<electron/electron.atom.io/pull/352/r67715160@github.com>')
-    assert.equal(processed.subject, 'Re: [electron/electron.atom.io] Add Jasper app (#352)')
-    assert.equal(processed.body.includes(bodyPart), true)
+  const bodyPart = `<p>In <a href="https://github.com/electron/electron.atom.io/pull/352#discussion_r67715160">_data/apps.yml</a>:</p>`
+
+  processMessage({message}).then((processed) => {
+    expect(true).toBe(false)
+    expect(processed.headers['in-reply-to']).toEqual('<electron/electron.atom.io/pull/352@github.com>')
+    expect(processed.messageId).toEqual('<electron/electron.atom.io/pull/352/r67715160@github.com>')
+    expect(processed.subject).toEqual('Re: [electron/electron.atom.io] Add Jasper app (#352)')
+    expect(processed.body.includes(bodyPart)).toBe(true)
+    done()
   })
 })
-
-test()
diff --git a/packages/nylas-message-processor/spec/run.js b/packages/nylas-message-processor/spec/run.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4eb56830f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nylas-message-processor/spec/run.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import Jasmine from 'jasmine'
+
+const jasmine = new Jasmine()
+jasmine.loadConfigFile('spec/support/jasmine.json')
+jasmine.execute()
diff --git a/packages/nylas-message-processor/spec/support/jasmine.json b/packages/nylas-message-processor/spec/support/jasmine.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a2e779f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nylas-message-processor/spec/support/jasmine.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "spec_dir": "spec",
+    "spec_files": [
+        "**/*-spec.js"
+    ],
+    "helpers": [ ]
+}