diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index 581f11c..2257326 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ tasks:
       - |
         nvim --headless \
           -u ./scripts/minimal_init.lua \
-          -c "PlenaryBustedDirectory spec \
-              {minimal_init='./scripts/minimal_init.lua' \
-              ,sequential=true}" \
+          -c "lua MiniTest.run()" \
           -c ":qa!"
 
   docgen:
diff --git a/scripts/minimal_init.lua b/scripts/minimal_init.lua
index 49a606e..f30ac63 100644
--- a/scripts/minimal_init.lua
+++ b/scripts/minimal_init.lua
@@ -26,9 +26,13 @@ vim.notify = print
 
 install_plug "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim"
 install_plug "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter"
+install_plug "echasnovski/mini.test" -- used for tests
 install_plug "echasnovski/mini.doc" -- used for docs generation
 
 vim.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME = root ".tests/config"
 vim.env.XDG_DATA_HOME = root ".tests/data"
 vim.env.XDG_STATE_HOME = root ".tests/state"
 vim.env.XDG_CACHE_HOME = root ".tests/cache"
+
+-- setup
+require("mini.test").setup()