diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 3c230af4187..f76a23bf486 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -40,18 +40,11 @@ jobs:
               id: cpu-cores
               uses: SimenB/github-actions-cpu-cores@410541432439795d30db6501fb1d8178eb41e502 # v1
 
-            - name: Load metrics reporter
-              id: metrics
-              if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop'
-              run: |
-                  echo "extra-reporter='--reporters=<rootDir>/spec/slowReporter.js'" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
             - name: Run tests
               run: |
                   yarn test \
                       --coverage=${{ env.ENABLE_COVERAGE }} \
                       --ci \
-                      --reporters github-actions ${{ steps.metrics.outputs.extra-reporter }} \
                       --max-workers ${{ steps.cpu-cores.outputs.count }} \
                       ./spec/${{ matrix.specs }}
               env:
diff --git a/jest.config.ts b/jest.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..82a2ef4ee44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jest.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* Copyright 2023 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import type { Config } from "jest";
+import { env } from "process";
+
+const config: Config = {
+    testEnvironment: "node",
+    testMatch: ["<rootDir>/spec/**/*.spec.{js,ts}"],
+    setupFilesAfterEnv: ["<rootDir>/spec/setupTests.ts"],
+    collectCoverageFrom: ["<rootDir>/src/**/*.{js,ts}"],
+    coverageReporters: ["text-summary", "lcov"],
+    testResultsProcessor: "@casualbot/jest-sonar-reporter",
+};
+
+// if we're running under GHA, enable the GHA reporter
+if (env["GITHUB_ACTIONS"] !== undefined) {
+    const reporters: Config["reporters"] = [["github-actions", { silent: false }], "summary"];
+
+    // if we're running against the develop branch, also enable the slow test reporter
+    if (env["GITHUB_REF"] == "refs/heads/develop") {
+        reporters.push("<rootDir>/spec/slowReporter.js");
+    }
+    config.reporters = reporters;
+}
+
+export default config;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 992ea445af9..b5785568542 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -122,28 +122,12 @@
         "prettier": "2.8.7",
         "rimraf": "^4.0.0",
         "terser": "^5.5.1",
+        "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
         "tsify": "^5.0.2",
         "typedoc": "^0.23.20",
         "typedoc-plugin-missing-exports": "^1.0.0",
         "typescript": "^5.0.0"
     },
-    "jest": {
-        "testEnvironment": "node",
-        "testMatch": [
-            "<rootDir>/spec/**/*.spec.{js,ts}"
-        ],
-        "setupFilesAfterEnv": [
-            "<rootDir>/spec/setupTests.ts"
-        ],
-        "collectCoverageFrom": [
-            "<rootDir>/src/**/*.{js,ts}"
-        ],
-        "coverageReporters": [
-            "text-summary",
-            "lcov"
-        ],
-        "testResultsProcessor": "@casualbot/jest-sonar-reporter"
-    },
     "@casualbot/jest-sonar-reporter": {
         "outputDirectory": "coverage",
         "outputName": "jest-sonar-report.xml",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6955be224f3..dc2e02b9535 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1053,6 +1053,13 @@
     uuid "8.3.2"
     xml "1.0.1"
 
+"@cspotcode/source-map-support@^0.8.0":
+  version "0.8.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@cspotcode/source-map-support/-/source-map-support-0.8.1.tgz#00629c35a688e05a88b1cda684fb9d5e73f000a1"
+  integrity sha512-IchNf6dN4tHoMFIn/7OE8LWZ19Y6q/67Bmf6vnGREv8RSbBVb9LPJxEcnwrcwX6ixSvaiGoomAUvu4YSxXrVgw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@jridgewell/trace-mapping" "0.3.9"
+
 "@es-joy/jsdoccomment@~0.37.0":
   version "0.37.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@es-joy/jsdoccomment/-/jsdoccomment-0.37.0.tgz#aaafb4bb6c88288aa7899aef0f3b1b851c36f908"
@@ -1361,6 +1368,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/resolve-uri/-/resolve-uri-3.1.0.tgz#2203b118c157721addfe69d47b70465463066d78"
   integrity sha512-F2msla3tad+Mfht5cJq7LSXcdudKTWCVYUgw6pLFOOHSTtZlj6SWNYAp+AhuqLmWdBO2X5hPrLcu8cVP8fy28w==
 
+"@jridgewell/resolve-uri@^3.0.3":
+  version "3.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/resolve-uri/-/resolve-uri-3.1.1.tgz#c08679063f279615a3326583ba3a90d1d82cc721"
+  integrity sha512-dSYZh7HhCDtCKm4QakX0xFpsRDqjjtZf/kjI/v3T3Nwt5r8/qz/M19F9ySyOqU94SXBmeG9ttTul+YnR4LOxFA==
+
 "@jridgewell/set-array@^1.0.1":
   version "1.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/set-array/-/set-array-1.1.2.tgz#7c6cf998d6d20b914c0a55a91ae928ff25965e72"
@@ -1384,6 +1396,14 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec/-/sourcemap-codec-1.4.15.tgz#d7c6e6755c78567a951e04ab52ef0fd26de59f32"
   integrity sha512-eF2rxCRulEKXHTRiDrDy6erMYWqNw4LPdQ8UQA4huuxaQsVeRPFl2oM8oDGxMFhJUWZf9McpLtJasDDZb/Bpeg==
 
+"@jridgewell/trace-mapping@0.3.9":
+  version "0.3.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/trace-mapping/-/trace-mapping-0.3.9.tgz#6534fd5933a53ba7cbf3a17615e273a0d1273ff9"
+  integrity sha512-3Belt6tdc8bPgAtbcmdtNJlirVoTmEb5e2gC94PnkwEW9jI6CAHUeoG85tjWP5WquqfavoMtMwiG4P926ZKKuQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@jridgewell/resolve-uri" "^3.0.3"
+    "@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec" "^1.4.10"
+
 "@jridgewell/trace-mapping@^0.3.12", "@jridgewell/trace-mapping@^0.3.15", "@jridgewell/trace-mapping@^0.3.17", "@jridgewell/trace-mapping@^0.3.9":
   version "0.3.18"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/trace-mapping/-/trace-mapping-0.3.18.tgz#25783b2086daf6ff1dcb53c9249ae480e4dd4cd6"
@@ -1406,7 +1426,6 @@
 
 "@matrix-org/olm@https://gitlab.matrix.org/api/v4/projects/27/packages/npm/@matrix-org/olm/-/@matrix-org/olm-3.2.14.tgz":
   version "3.2.14"
-  uid acd96c00a881d0f462e1f97a56c73742c8dbc984
   resolved "https://gitlab.matrix.org/api/v4/projects/27/packages/npm/@matrix-org/olm/-/@matrix-org/olm-3.2.14.tgz#acd96c00a881d0f462e1f97a56c73742c8dbc984"
 
 "@microsoft/tsdoc-config@0.16.2":
@@ -1599,6 +1618,26 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tootallnate/once/-/once-2.0.0.tgz#f544a148d3ab35801c1f633a7441fd87c2e484bf"
   integrity sha512-XCuKFP5PS55gnMVu3dty8KPatLqUoy/ZYzDzAGCQ8JNFCkLXzmI7vNHCR+XpbZaMWQK/vQubr7PkYq8g470J/A==
 
+"@tsconfig/node10@^1.0.7":
+  version "1.0.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tsconfig/node10/-/node10-1.0.9.tgz#df4907fc07a886922637b15e02d4cebc4c0021b2"
+  integrity sha512-jNsYVVxU8v5g43Erja32laIDHXeoNvFEpX33OK4d6hljo3jDhCBDhx5dhCCTMWUojscpAagGiRkBKxpdl9fxqA==
+
+"@tsconfig/node12@^1.0.7":
+  version "1.0.11"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tsconfig/node12/-/node12-1.0.11.tgz#ee3def1f27d9ed66dac6e46a295cffb0152e058d"
+  integrity sha512-cqefuRsh12pWyGsIoBKJA9luFu3mRxCA+ORZvA4ktLSzIuCUtWVxGIuXigEwO5/ywWFMZ2QEGKWvkZG1zDMTag==
+
+"@tsconfig/node14@^1.0.0":
+  version "1.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tsconfig/node14/-/node14-1.0.3.tgz#e4386316284f00b98435bf40f72f75a09dabf6c1"
+  integrity sha512-ysT8mhdixWK6Hw3i1V2AeRqZ5WfXg1G43mqoYlM2nc6388Fq5jcXyr5mRsqViLx/GJYdoL0bfXD8nmF+Zn/Iow==
+
+"@tsconfig/node16@^1.0.2":
+  version "1.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tsconfig/node16/-/node16-1.0.3.tgz#472eaab5f15c1ffdd7f8628bd4c4f753995ec79e"
+  integrity sha512-yOlFc+7UtL/89t2ZhjPvvB/DeAr3r+Dq58IgzsFkOAvVC6NMJXmCGjbptdXdR9qsX7pKcTL+s87FtYREi2dEEQ==
+
 "@types/babel-types@*", "@types/babel-types@^7.0.0":
   version "7.0.11"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/babel-types/-/babel-types-7.0.11.tgz#263b113fa396fac4373188d73225297fb86f19a9"
@@ -1931,7 +1970,7 @@ acorn-walk@^7.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn-walk/-/acorn-walk-7.2.0.tgz#0de889a601203909b0fbe07b8938dc21d2e967bc"
   integrity sha512-OPdCF6GsMIP+Az+aWfAAOEt2/+iVDKE7oy6lJ098aoe59oAmK76qV6Gw60SbZ8jHuG2wH058GF4pLFbYamYrVA==
 
-acorn-walk@^8.0.2:
+acorn-walk@^8.0.2, acorn-walk@^8.1.1:
   version "8.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn-walk/-/acorn-walk-8.2.0.tgz#741210f2e2426454508853a2f44d0ab83b7f69c1"
   integrity sha512-k+iyHEuPgSw6SbuDpGQM+06HQUa04DZ3o+F6CSzXMvvI5KMvnaEqXe+YVe555R9nn6GPt404fos4wcgpw12SDA==
@@ -1951,7 +1990,7 @@ acorn@^7.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn/-/acorn-7.4.1.tgz#feaed255973d2e77555b83dbc08851a6c63520fa"
   integrity sha512-nQyp0o1/mNdbTO1PO6kHkwSrmgZ0MT/jCCpNiwbUjGoRN4dlBhqJtoQuCnEOKzgTVwg0ZWiCoQy6SxMebQVh8A==
 
-acorn@^8.1.0, acorn@^8.5.0, acorn@^8.8.0, acorn@^8.8.1:
+acorn@^8.1.0, acorn@^8.4.1, acorn@^8.5.0, acorn@^8.8.0, acorn@^8.8.1:
   version "8.8.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn/-/acorn-8.8.2.tgz#1b2f25db02af965399b9776b0c2c391276d37c4a"
   integrity sha512-xjIYgE8HBrkpd/sJqOGNspf8uHG+NOHGOw6a/Urj8taM2EXfdNAH2oFcPeIFfsv3+kz/mJrS5VuMqbNLjCa2vw==
@@ -2055,6 +2094,11 @@ anymatch@^3.0.3, anymatch@~3.1.2:
     normalize-path "^3.0.0"
     picomatch "^2.0.4"
 
+arg@^4.1.0:
+  version "4.1.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/arg/-/arg-4.1.3.tgz#269fc7ad5b8e42cb63c896d5666017261c144089"
+  integrity sha512-58S9QDqG0Xx27YwPSt9fJxivjYl432YCwfDMfZ+71RAqUrZef7LrKQZ3LHLOwCS4FLNBplP533Zx895SeOCHvA==
+
 argparse@^1.0.7:
   version "1.0.10"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/argparse/-/argparse-1.0.10.tgz#bcd6791ea5ae09725e17e5ad988134cd40b3d911"
@@ -2923,6 +2967,11 @@ create-hmac@^1.1.0, create-hmac@^1.1.4, create-hmac@^1.1.7:
     safe-buffer "^5.0.1"
     sha.js "^2.4.8"
 
+create-require@^1.1.0:
+  version "1.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/create-require/-/create-require-1.1.1.tgz#c1d7e8f1e5f6cfc9ff65f9cd352d37348756c333"
+  integrity sha512-dcKFX3jn0MpIaXjisoRvexIJVEKzaq7z2rZKxf+MSr9TkdmHmsU4m2lcLojrj/FHl8mk5VxMmYA+ftRkP/3oKQ==
+
 cross-spawn@^7.0.0, cross-spawn@^7.0.2, cross-spawn@^7.0.3:
   version "7.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz#f73a85b9d5d41d045551c177e2882d4ac85728a6"
@@ -3107,6 +3156,11 @@ diff-sequences@^29.4.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/diff-sequences/-/diff-sequences-29.4.3.tgz#9314bc1fabe09267ffeca9cbafc457d8499a13f2"
   integrity sha512-ofrBgwpPhCD85kMKtE9RYFFq6OC1A89oW2vvgWZNCwxrUpRUILopY7lsYyMDSjc8g6U6aiO0Qubg6r4Wgt5ZnA==
 
+diff@^4.0.1:
+  version "4.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/diff/-/diff-4.0.2.tgz#60f3aecb89d5fae520c11aa19efc2bb982aade7d"
+  integrity sha512-58lmxKSA4BNyLz+HHMUzlOEpg09FV+ev6ZMe3vJihgdxzgcwZ8VoEEPmALCZG9LmqfVoNMMKpttIYTVG6uDY7A==
+
 diffie-hellman@^5.0.0:
   version "5.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/diffie-hellman/-/diffie-hellman-5.0.3.tgz#40e8ee98f55a2149607146921c63e1ae5f3d2875"
@@ -5313,6 +5367,11 @@ make-dir@^3.0.0:
   dependencies:
     semver "^6.0.0"
 
+make-error@^1.1.1:
+  version "1.3.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/make-error/-/make-error-1.3.6.tgz#2eb2e37ea9b67c4891f684a1394799af484cf7a2"
+  integrity sha512-s8UhlNe7vPKomQhC1qFelMokr/Sc3AgNbso3n74mVPA5LTZwkB9NlXf4XPamLxJE8h0gh73rM94xvwRT2CVInw==
+
 makeerror@1.0.12:
   version "1.0.12"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/makeerror/-/makeerror-1.0.12.tgz#3e5dd2079a82e812e983cc6610c4a2cb0eaa801a"
@@ -7008,6 +7067,25 @@ ts-map@^1.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ts-map/-/ts-map-1.0.3.tgz#1c4d218dec813d2103b7e04e4bcf348e1471c1ff"
   integrity sha512-vDWbsl26LIcPGmDpoVzjEP6+hvHZkBkLW7JpvwbCv/5IYPJlsbzCVXY3wsCeAxAUeTclNOUZxnLdGh3VBD/J6w==
 
+ts-node@^10.9.1:
+  version "10.9.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ts-node/-/ts-node-10.9.1.tgz#e73de9102958af9e1f0b168a6ff320e25adcff4b"
+  integrity sha512-NtVysVPkxxrwFGUUxGYhfux8k78pQB3JqYBXlLRZgdGUqTO5wU/UyHop5p70iEbGhB7q5KmiZiU0Y3KlJrScEw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@cspotcode/source-map-support" "^0.8.0"
+    "@tsconfig/node10" "^1.0.7"
+    "@tsconfig/node12" "^1.0.7"
+    "@tsconfig/node14" "^1.0.0"
+    "@tsconfig/node16" "^1.0.2"
+    acorn "^8.4.1"
+    acorn-walk "^8.1.1"
+    arg "^4.1.0"
+    create-require "^1.1.0"
+    diff "^4.0.1"
+    make-error "^1.1.1"
+    v8-compile-cache-lib "^3.0.1"
+    yn "3.1.1"
+
 tsconfig-paths@^3.14.1:
   version "3.14.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tsconfig-paths/-/tsconfig-paths-3.14.2.tgz#6e32f1f79412decd261f92d633a9dc1cfa99f088"
@@ -7322,6 +7400,11 @@ uuid@9:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-9.0.0.tgz#592f550650024a38ceb0c562f2f6aa435761efb5"
   integrity sha512-MXcSTerfPa4uqyzStbRoTgt5XIe3x5+42+q1sDuy3R5MDk66URdLMOZe5aPX/SQd+kuYAh0FdP/pO28IkQyTeg==
 
+v8-compile-cache-lib@^3.0.1:
+  version "3.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/v8-compile-cache-lib/-/v8-compile-cache-lib-3.0.1.tgz#6336e8d71965cb3d35a1bbb7868445a7c05264bf"
+  integrity sha512-wa7YjyUGfNZngI/vtK0UHAN+lgDCxBPCylVXGp0zu59Fz5aiGtNXaq3DhIov063MorB+VfufLh3JlF2KdTK3xg==
+
 v8-to-istanbul@^9.0.0, v8-to-istanbul@^9.0.1:
   version "9.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/v8-to-istanbul/-/v8-to-istanbul-9.1.0.tgz#1b83ed4e397f58c85c266a570fc2558b5feb9265"
@@ -7653,6 +7736,11 @@ yargs@~3.10.0:
     decamelize "^1.0.0"
     window-size "0.1.0"
 
+yn@3.1.1:
+  version "3.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yn/-/yn-3.1.1.tgz#1e87401a09d767c1d5eab26a6e4c185182d2eb50"
+  integrity sha512-Ux4ygGWsu2c7isFWe8Yu1YluJmqVhxqK2cLXNQA5AcC3QfbGNpM7fu0Y8b/z16pXLnFxZYvWhd3fhBY9DLmC6Q==
+
 yocto-queue@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yocto-queue/-/yocto-queue-0.1.0.tgz#0294eb3dee05028d31ee1a5fa2c556a6aaf10a1b"