diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/largePaste.ts b/src/tests/backend/specs/largePaste.ts
index d77adc1b9..032620529 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/largePaste.ts
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/largePaste.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const assert = require('assert').strict;
-const common = require('../common');
+import {fileURLToPath} from 'node:url';
+import {dirname} from 'node:path';
+import assert from 'assert';
+import common from '../common.js';
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
 
 let agent: any;
 let apiVersion = 1;
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/lowerCasePadIds.ts b/src/tests/backend/specs/lowerCasePadIds.ts
index 12e8ed831..16e8f0eea 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/lowerCasePadIds.ts
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/lowerCasePadIds.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const assert = require('assert').strict;
-const common = require('../common');
-const padManager = require('../../../node/db/PadManager');
-import settings from '../../../node/utils/Settings';
+import {fileURLToPath} from 'node:url';
+import {dirname} from 'node:path';
+import assert from 'assert';
+import common from '../common.js';
+import padManager from '../../../node/db/PadManager.js';
+import settings from '../../../node/utils/Settings.js';
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
 
 describe(__filename, function () {
   let agent:any;
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/pads-with-spaces.ts b/src/tests/backend/specs/pads-with-spaces.ts
index cfadca1b9..bfcbd09e3 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/pads-with-spaces.ts
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/pads-with-spaces.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const common = require('../common');
+import {fileURLToPath} from 'node:url';
+import {dirname} from 'node:path';
+import common from '../common.js';
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
 
 let agent:any;
 
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/regression-db.ts b/src/tests/backend/specs/regression-db.ts
index ba50e5240..ac44adf0a 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/regression-db.ts
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/regression-db.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const AuthorManager = require('../../../node/db/AuthorManager');
+import {fileURLToPath} from 'node:url';
+import {dirname} from 'node:path';
+import authorManager from '../../../node/db/AuthorManager.js';
 import {strict as assert} from "assert";
-const common = require('../common');
-const db = require('../../../node/db/DB');
+import common from '../common.js';
+import db from '../../../node/db/DB.js';
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+
+const AuthorManager = authorManager;
 
 describe(__filename, function () {
   let setBackup: Function;