diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index dd9cfef..c1aab55 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 name := "cats-effect-testing"
 
-ThisBuild / baseVersion := "1.0"
+ThisBuild / baseVersion := "1.2"
 ThisBuild / strictSemVer := true
 
 ThisBuild / organization := "org.typelevel"
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ lazy val root = project
 
 lazy val core = crossProject(JSPlatform, JVMPlatform)
   .in(file("core"))
-  .settings(libraryDependencies += "org.typelevel" %% "cats-effect" % CatsEffectVersion)
+  .settings(libraryDependencies += "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-effect" % CatsEffectVersion)
 
 lazy val specs2 = crossProject(JSPlatform, JVMPlatform)
   .in(file("specs2"))
   .dependsOn(core)
   .settings(
     name := "cats-effect-testing-specs2",
-    libraryDependencies += ("org.specs2" %% "specs2-core" % "4.12.3").cross(CrossVersion.for3Use2_13))
+    libraryDependencies += ("org.specs2" %%% "specs2-core" % "4.12.3").cross(CrossVersion.for3Use2_13))
 
 lazy val scalatest = crossProject(JSPlatform, JVMPlatform)
   .in(file("scalatest"))
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ lazy val scalatest = crossProject(JSPlatform, JVMPlatform)
     name := "cats-effect-testing-scalatest",
 
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-      "org.scalatest"    %% "scalatest" % "3.2.9"))
+      "org.scalatest"    %%% "scalatest" % "3.2.9"))
 
 lazy val utest = crossProject(JSPlatform, JVMPlatform)
   .in(file("utest"))
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ lazy val utest = crossProject(JSPlatform, JVMPlatform)
     testFrameworks += new TestFramework("utest.runner.Framework"),
 
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-      "org.typelevel" %% "cats-effect-testkit" % CatsEffectVersion,
-      "com.lihaoyi" %% "utest" % "0.7.10"))
+      "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-effect-testkit" % CatsEffectVersion,
+      "com.lihaoyi" %%% "utest" % "0.7.10"))
 
 lazy val minitest = crossProject(JSPlatform, JVMPlatform)
   .in(file("minitest"))
@@ -99,5 +99,5 @@ lazy val minitest = crossProject(JSPlatform, JVMPlatform)
     testFrameworks += new TestFramework("minitest.runner.Framework"),
 
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-      "org.typelevel" %% "cats-effect-testkit" % CatsEffectVersion,
-      "io.monix" %% "minitest" % "2.9.6"))
+      "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-effect-testkit" % CatsEffectVersion,
+      "io.monix" %%% "minitest" % "2.9.6"))
diff --git a/core/js/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/RuntimePlatform.scala b/core/js/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/RuntimePlatform.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73f7484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/js/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/RuntimePlatform.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020-2021 Typelevel
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package cats.effect
+package testing
+
+import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext
+
+private[testing] trait RuntimePlatform {
+  private[testing] def createIORuntime(delegate: ExecutionContext): unsafe.IORuntime =
+    unsafe.IORuntime(
+      delegate,
+      unsafe.IORuntime.global.blocking,
+      unsafe.IORuntime.global.scheduler,
+      unsafe.IORuntime.global.shutdown,
+      unsafe.IORuntime.global.config)
+}
diff --git a/core/jvm/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/RuntimePlatform.scala b/core/jvm/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/RuntimePlatform.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a864e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/jvm/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/RuntimePlatform.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020-2021 Typelevel
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package cats.effect
+package testing
+
+import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext
+
+private[testing] trait RuntimePlatform {
+  private[testing] def createIORuntime(ec: ExecutionContext): unsafe.IORuntime = {
+    val (blocking, blockingSD) = unsafe.IORuntime.createDefaultBlockingExecutionContext()
+    val (scheduler, schedulerSD) = unsafe.IORuntime.createDefaultScheduler()
+    unsafe.IORuntime(ec, blocking, scheduler, { () => blockingSD(); schedulerSD(); }, unsafe.IORuntimeConfig())
+  }
+}
diff --git a/minitest/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/minitest/IOTestSuite.scala b/minitest/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/minitest/IOTestSuite.scala
index 11a6a5c..c7228b5 100644
--- a/minitest/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/minitest/IOTestSuite.scala
+++ b/minitest/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/minitest/IOTestSuite.scala
@@ -17,24 +17,22 @@
 package cats.effect.testing.minitest
 
 import cats.effect.{unsafe, IO}
+import cats.effect.testing.RuntimePlatform
 
 import minitest.api._
 
 import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext
 import scala.concurrent.duration._
 
-abstract class IOTestSuite extends BaseIOTestSuite[ExecutionContext] {
+abstract class IOTestSuite extends BaseIOTestSuite[ExecutionContext] with RuntimePlatform {
   protected def makeExecutionContext(): ExecutionContext = DefaultExecutionContext
 
   protected def timeout: FiniteDuration = 10.seconds
 
   protected[effect] def mkSpec(name: String, ec: ExecutionContext, io: => IO[Unit]): TestSpec[Unit, Unit] = {
     TestSpec.async[Unit](name, { _ =>
-      val (blocking, blockingSD) = unsafe.IORuntime.createDefaultBlockingExecutionContext()
-      val (scheduler, schedulerSD) = unsafe.IORuntime.createDefaultScheduler()
-      implicit val runtime: unsafe. IORuntime =
-        unsafe.IORuntime(ec, blocking, scheduler, { () => blockingSD(); schedulerSD(); }, unsafe.IORuntimeConfig())
-
+      // TODO cleanup
+      implicit val runtime: unsafe.IORuntime = createIORuntime(ec)
       io.timeout(timeout).unsafeToFuture()
     })
   }
diff --git a/scalatest/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/scalatest/AsyncIOSpec.scala b/scalatest/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/scalatest/AsyncIOSpec.scala
index 509a3e1..d4a6c46 100644
--- a/scalatest/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/scalatest/AsyncIOSpec.scala
+++ b/scalatest/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/scalatest/AsyncIOSpec.scala
@@ -17,19 +17,17 @@
 package cats.effect.testing.scalatest
 
 import cats.effect.IO
-import cats.effect.unsafe.{IORuntime, IORuntimeConfig}
+import cats.effect.testing.RuntimePlatform
+import cats.effect.unsafe.IORuntime
+
 import org.scalactic.source.Position
 import org.scalatest.AsyncTestSuite
 import org.scalatest.enablers.Retrying
 import org.scalatest.time.Span
 
-trait AsyncIOSpec extends AssertingSyntax with EffectTestSupport { asyncTestSuite: AsyncTestSuite =>
-
-  implicit val ioRuntime: IORuntime = {
-    val (scheduler, sd) = IORuntime.createDefaultScheduler()
+trait AsyncIOSpec extends AssertingSyntax with EffectTestSupport with RuntimePlatform { asyncTestSuite: AsyncTestSuite =>
 
-    IORuntime(executionContext, executionContext, scheduler, sd, IORuntimeConfig())
-  }
+  implicit val ioRuntime: IORuntime = createIORuntime(executionContext)
 
   implicit def ioRetrying[T]: Retrying[IO[T]] = new Retrying[IO[T]] {
     override def retry(timeout: Span, interval: Span, pos: Position)(fun: => IO[T]): IO[T] =
diff --git a/scalatest/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/scalatest/CatsResource.scala b/scalatest/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/scalatest/CatsResource.scala
index a27295e..359dbf7 100644
--- a/scalatest/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/scalatest/CatsResource.scala
+++ b/scalatest/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/scalatest/CatsResource.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import cats.syntax.all._
 
 import org.scalatest.{BeforeAndAfterAll, FixtureAsyncTestSuite, FutureOutcome, Outcome}
 
-import scala.concurrent.Await
 import scala.concurrent.duration._
 
 trait CatsResource[F[_], A] extends BeforeAndAfterAll { this: FixtureAsyncTestSuite =>
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ trait CatsResource[F[_], A] extends BeforeAndAfterAll { this: FixtureAsyncTestSu
   }
 
   override def afterAll(): Unit = {
-    Await.result(UnsafeRun[F].unsafeToFuture(shutdown, finiteResourceTimeout), ResourceTimeout)
+    UnsafeRun[F].unsafeToFuture(shutdown, finiteResourceTimeout)
 
     gate = None
     value = None
diff --git a/scalatest/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/scalatest/CatsResourceIO.scala b/scalatest/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/scalatest/CatsResourceIO.scala
index 84dc28c..ff299a7 100644
--- a/scalatest/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/scalatest/CatsResourceIO.scala
+++ b/scalatest/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/scalatest/CatsResourceIO.scala
@@ -18,10 +18,27 @@ package cats.effect.testing
 package scalatest
 
 import cats.effect.{Async, IO}
+import cats.effect.unsafe.IORuntime
 
 import org.scalatest.FixtureAsyncTestSuite
 
-trait CatsResourceIO[A] extends CatsResource[IO, A] { this: FixtureAsyncTestSuite =>
+import scala.concurrent.Future
+import scala.concurrent.duration._
+
+trait CatsResourceIO[A] extends CatsResource[IO, A] with RuntimePlatform { this: FixtureAsyncTestSuite =>
+
   final def ResourceAsync = Async[IO]
-  final def ResourceUnsafeRun = UnsafeRun[IO]
+
+  final def ResourceUnsafeRun = _ResourceUnsafeRun
+
+  private lazy val _ResourceUnsafeRun =
+    new UnsafeRun[IO] {
+      private implicit val runtime: IORuntime = createIORuntime(executionContext)
+
+      override def unsafeToFuture[B](ioa: IO[B]): Future[B] =
+        unsafeToFuture(ioa, None)
+
+      override def unsafeToFuture[B](ioa: IO[B], timeout: Option[FiniteDuration]): Future[B] =
+        timeout.fold(ioa)(ioa.timeout).unsafeToFuture()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/specs2/js/src/test/scala/cats/effect/testing/specs2/CatsEffectSpecsPlatform.scala b/specs2/js/src/test/scala/cats/effect/testing/specs2/CatsEffectSpecsPlatform.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fa556c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/specs2/js/src/test/scala/cats/effect/testing/specs2/CatsEffectSpecsPlatform.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020-2021 Typelevel
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package cats.effect.testing.specs2
+
+trait CatsEffectSpecsPlatform { this: CatsEffectSpecs =>
+  def platformSpecs = "really execute effects" in skipped
+}
diff --git a/specs2/jvm/src/test/scala/cats/effect/testing/specs2/CatsEffectSpecsPlatform.scala b/specs2/jvm/src/test/scala/cats/effect/testing/specs2/CatsEffectSpecsPlatform.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf1cbbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/specs2/jvm/src/test/scala/cats/effect/testing/specs2/CatsEffectSpecsPlatform.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020-2021 Typelevel
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package cats.effect.testing.specs2
+
+import cats.effect.IO
+
+trait CatsEffectSpecsPlatform { this: CatsEffectSpecs =>
+  def platformSpecs = {
+    "really execute effects" in {
+      var gate = false
+
+      "forcibly attempt to get the deferred value" in {
+        IO.cede.untilM_(IO(gate)).as(ok)
+      }
+
+      "complete the deferred value inside IO context" in {
+        (IO { gate = true }).as(ok)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/specs2/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/specs2/CatsResource.scala b/specs2/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/specs2/CatsResource.scala
index 448ba03..4edcd97 100644
--- a/specs2/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/specs2/CatsResource.scala
+++ b/specs2/shared/src/main/scala/cats/effect/testing/specs2/CatsResource.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import cats.syntax.all._
 
 import org.specs2.specification.BeforeAfterAll
 
-import scala.concurrent.Await
 import scala.concurrent.duration._
 
 abstract class CatsResource[F[_]: Async: UnsafeRun, A] extends BeforeAfterAll with CatsEffect {
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ abstract class CatsResource[F[_]: Async: UnsafeRun, A] extends BeforeAfterAll wi
   }
 
   override def afterAll(): Unit = {
-    Await.result(UnsafeRun[F].unsafeToFuture(shutdown, finiteResourceTimeout), ResourceTimeout)
+    UnsafeRun[F].unsafeToFuture(shutdown, finiteResourceTimeout)
 
     gate = None
     value = None
diff --git a/specs2/shared/src/test/scala/cats/effect/testing/specs2/CatsEffectSpecs.scala b/specs2/shared/src/test/scala/cats/effect/testing/specs2/CatsEffectSpecs.scala
index fd45019..d0582d5 100644
--- a/specs2/shared/src/test/scala/cats/effect/testing/specs2/CatsEffectSpecs.scala
+++ b/specs2/shared/src/test/scala/cats/effect/testing/specs2/CatsEffectSpecs.scala
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import cats.effect.{IO, Ref, Resource}
 import cats.implicits._
 import org.specs2.mutable.Specification
 
-class CatsEffectSpecs extends Specification with CatsEffect {
+class CatsEffectSpecs extends Specification with CatsEffect with CatsEffectSpecsPlatform {
 
   "cats effect specifications" should {
     "run a non-effectful test" in {
@@ -42,17 +42,7 @@ class CatsEffectSpecs extends Specification with CatsEffect {
       }
     }
 
-    "really execute effects" in {
-      var gate = false
-
-      "forcibly attempt to get the deferred value" in {
-        IO.cede.untilM_(IO(gate)).as(ok)
-      }
-
-      "complete the deferred value inside IO context" in {
-        (IO { gate = true }).as(ok)
-      }
-    }
+    platformSpecs
 
     // "timeout a failing test" in (IO.never: IO[Boolean])
   }