diff --git a/.tas.yml b/.tas.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29060f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.tas.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+framework: mocha
+preMerge:
+  pattern:
+    - "./test/*.js"
+preRun:
+     command:
+        - npm ci
+        - npm run compile
+postMerge:
+  pattern: 
+    - "./test/*.js"
+postRun:
+     command:
+        - node --version
+configFile: mocharc.yml
+nodeVersion: 12.22.6
+version: 1.0
+containerImage: lambda2dockerhub/nucleus:py3.8
+
diff --git a/mocharc.yml b/mocharc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcd017f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mocharc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+require: 
+  - ts-node/register
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 36e9f87..610f9d1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "test": "tsc -p ./ && mocha -r ts-node/register",
     "appveyorTest": "tsc -p ./ && nyc mocha --reporter mocha-appveyor-reporter test/*.js",
-    "compile": "tsc -watch -p ./"
+    "compile": "tsc -p ./"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/mocha": "^8.2.1",