diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/grokdebugger/jest.config.js b/x-pack/plugins/grokdebugger/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bf43870b5ba65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/grokdebugger/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+module.exports = {
+  preset: '@kbn/test',
+  rootDir: '../../..',
+  roots: ['<rootDir>/x-pack/plugins/grokdebugger'],
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/grokdebugger/server/models/grokdebugger_request/__tests__/grokdebugger_request.js b/x-pack/plugins/grokdebugger/server/models/grokdebugger_request/grokdebugger_request.test.js
similarity index 83%
rename from x-pack/plugins/grokdebugger/server/models/grokdebugger_request/__tests__/grokdebugger_request.js
rename to x-pack/plugins/grokdebugger/server/models/grokdebugger_request/grokdebugger_request.test.js
index 2e0be6001f8ca..0644a797da8bd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/grokdebugger/server/models/grokdebugger_request/__tests__/grokdebugger_request.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/grokdebugger/server/models/grokdebugger_request/grokdebugger_request.test.js
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import expect from '@kbn/expect';
-import { GrokdebuggerRequest } from '../grokdebugger_request';
+import { GrokdebuggerRequest } from './grokdebugger_request';
 
 // FAILING: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/51372
 describe.skip('grokdebugger_request', () => {
@@ -24,18 +23,18 @@ describe.skip('grokdebugger_request', () => {
     describe('fromDownstreamJSON factory method', () => {
       it('returns correct GrokdebuggerRequest instance from downstreamRequest', () => {
         const grokdebuggerRequest = GrokdebuggerRequest.fromDownstreamJSON(downstreamRequest);
-        expect(grokdebuggerRequest.rawEvent).to.eql(downstreamRequest.rawEvent);
-        expect(grokdebuggerRequest.pattern).to.eql(downstreamRequest.pattern);
-        expect(grokdebuggerRequest.customPatterns).to.eql({});
+        expect(grokdebuggerRequest.rawEvent).toEqual(downstreamRequest.rawEvent);
+        expect(grokdebuggerRequest.pattern).toEqual(downstreamRequest.pattern);
+        expect(grokdebuggerRequest.customPatterns).toEqual({});
       });
 
       it('returns correct GrokdebuggerRequest instance from downstreamRequest when custom patterns are specified', () => {
         const grokdebuggerRequest = GrokdebuggerRequest.fromDownstreamJSON(
           downstreamRequestWithCustomPatterns
         );
-        expect(grokdebuggerRequest.rawEvent).to.eql(downstreamRequest.rawEvent);
-        expect(grokdebuggerRequest.pattern).to.eql(downstreamRequest.pattern);
-        expect(grokdebuggerRequest.customPatterns).to.eql('%{FOO:bar}');
+        expect(grokdebuggerRequest.rawEvent).toEqual(downstreamRequest.rawEvent);
+        expect(grokdebuggerRequest.pattern).toEqual(downstreamRequest.pattern);
+        expect(grokdebuggerRequest.customPatterns).toEqual('%{FOO:bar}');
       });
     });
 
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ describe.skip('grokdebugger_request', () => {
         };
         const grokdebuggerRequest = GrokdebuggerRequest.fromDownstreamJSON(downstreamRequest);
         const upstreamJson = grokdebuggerRequest.upstreamJSON;
-        expect(upstreamJson).to.eql(expectedUpstreamJSON);
+        expect(upstreamJson).toEqual(expectedUpstreamJSON);
       });
 
       it('returns the upstream simulate JSON request when custom patterns are specified', () => {
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ describe.skip('grokdebugger_request', () => {
           downstreamRequestWithCustomPatterns
         );
         const upstreamJson = grokdebuggerRequest.upstreamJSON;
-        expect(upstreamJson).to.eql(expectedUpstreamJSON);
+        expect(upstreamJson).toEqual(expectedUpstreamJSON);
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/grokdebugger/server/models/grokdebugger_response/__tests__/grokdebugger_response.js b/x-pack/plugins/grokdebugger/server/models/grokdebugger_response/grokdebugger_response.test.js
similarity index 85%
rename from x-pack/plugins/grokdebugger/server/models/grokdebugger_response/__tests__/grokdebugger_response.js
rename to x-pack/plugins/grokdebugger/server/models/grokdebugger_response/grokdebugger_response.test.js
index 3dde3244ed19b..de550b3f9bccd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/grokdebugger/server/models/grokdebugger_response/__tests__/grokdebugger_response.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/grokdebugger/server/models/grokdebugger_response/grokdebugger_response.test.js
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import expect from '@kbn/expect';
-import { GrokdebuggerResponse } from '../grokdebugger_response';
+import { GrokdebuggerResponse } from './grokdebugger_response';
 
 describe('grokdebugger_response', () => {
   describe('GrokdebuggerResponse', () => {
@@ -37,8 +36,8 @@ describe('grokdebugger_response', () => {
           client: '55.3.244.1',
         };
         const grokdebuggerResponse = GrokdebuggerResponse.fromUpstreamJSON(upstreamJson);
-        expect(grokdebuggerResponse.structuredEvent).to.eql(expectedStructuredEvent);
-        expect(grokdebuggerResponse.error).to.eql({});
+        expect(grokdebuggerResponse.structuredEvent).toEqual(expectedStructuredEvent);
+        expect(grokdebuggerResponse.error).toEqual({});
       });
 
       it('returns correct GrokdebuggerResponse instance when there are valid grok parse errors', () => {
@@ -61,8 +60,8 @@ describe('grokdebugger_response', () => {
           ],
         };
         const grokdebuggerResponse = GrokdebuggerResponse.fromUpstreamJSON(upstreamJson);
-        expect(grokdebuggerResponse.structuredEvent).to.eql({});
-        expect(grokdebuggerResponse.error).to.be(
+        expect(grokdebuggerResponse.structuredEvent).toEqual({});
+        expect(grokdebuggerResponse.error).toBe(
           'Provided Grok patterns do not match data in the input'
         );
       });