diff --git a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-details.cy.ts b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-details.cy.ts
index c3a1a01ce..2250a40b2 100644
--- a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-details.cy.ts
+++ b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-details.cy.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ import {
   createSuccessorMarketProposalTxBody,
 } from '../../support/proposal.functions';
 
+// For some reason in this the below imports are typed as the jest version, importing
+// them directly is an easy work around.
+import { before, beforeEach, describe } from 'mocha';
+
 const proposalListItem = '[data-testid="proposals-list-item"]';
 const participationNotMet = 'token-participation-not-met';
 const voteStatus = 'vote-status';
@@ -323,6 +327,7 @@ describe(
           });
       });
       cy.VegaWalletSubmitProposal(
+        // @ts-ignore this is any
         createSuccessorMarketProposalTxBody(this.parentMarketId)
       );
       navigateTo(navigation.proposals);
@@ -334,6 +339,7 @@ describe(
       cy.getByTestId(proposalTermsToggle).click();
       cy.get('.language-json').within(() => {
         cy.get('.hljs-attr').should('contain.text', 'parentMarketId');
+        // @ts-ignore this is any
         cy.get('.hljs-string').should('contain.text', this.parentMarketId);
         cy.get('.hljs-attr').should('contain.text', 'insurancePoolFraction');
         cy.get('.hljs-string').should('contain.text', '0.75');
@@ -352,6 +358,7 @@ describe(
         validateProposalDetailsDiff(
           'Parent Market ID',
           proposalChangeType.ADDED,
+          // @ts-ignore this is any
           this.parentMarketId
         );
         validateProposalDetailsDiff(
@@ -450,6 +457,7 @@ describe(
       const closingTimestamp = createTenDigitUnixTimeStampForSpecifiedDays(2);
       submitUniqueRawProposal({
         proposalBody: proposalPath,
+        // @ts-ignore this is any
         updateMarketId: this.parentMarketId,
         enactmentTimestamp: enactmentTimestamp,
         closingTimestamp: closingTimestamp,
@@ -466,6 +474,7 @@ describe(
       cy.getByTestId('proposal-update-market-state').within(() => {
         getProposalInformationFromTable('Market ID')
           .invoke('text')
+          // @ts-ignore this is any
           .and('eq', this.parentMarketId);
       });
     });
@@ -476,6 +485,7 @@ describe(
       const closingTimestamp = createTenDigitUnixTimeStampForSpecifiedDays(2);
       submitUniqueRawProposal({
         proposalBody: proposalPath,
+        // @ts-ignore this is any
         updateMarketId: this.parentMarketId,
         enactmentTimestamp: enactmentTimestamp,
         closingTimestamp: closingTimestamp,
@@ -489,6 +499,7 @@ describe(
       cy.getByTestId('proposal-update-market-state').within(() => {
         getProposalInformationFromTable('Market ID')
           .invoke('text')
+          // @ts-ignore this is any
           .and('eq', this.parentMarketId);
       });
     });
@@ -499,6 +510,7 @@ describe(
       const closingTimestamp = createTenDigitUnixTimeStampForSpecifiedDays(2);
       submitUniqueRawProposal({
         proposalBody: proposalPath,
+        // @ts-ignore this is any
         updateMarketId: this.parentMarketId,
         enactmentTimestamp: enactmentTimestamp,
         closingTimestamp: closingTimestamp,
@@ -518,6 +530,7 @@ describe(
       cy.getByTestId('proposal-update-market-state').within(() => {
         getProposalInformationFromTable('Market ID')
           .invoke('text')
+          // @ts-ignore this is any
           .and('eq', this.parentMarketId);
         getProposalDetailsValue('Termination Price').should(
           'contain.text',
diff --git a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-enacted.cy.ts b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-enacted.cy.ts
index e805f3b75..9cb798f5a 100644
--- a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-enacted.cy.ts
+++ b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-enacted.cy.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ import { ensureSpecifiedUnstakedTokensAreAssociated } from '../../support/stakin
 import { ethereumWalletConnect } from '../../support/wallet-eth.functions';
 import { vegaWalletSetSpecifiedApprovalAmount } from '../../support/wallet-functions';
 
+// For some reason in this the below imports are typed as the jest version, importing
+// them directly is an easy work around.
+import { before, beforeEach } from 'mocha';
+
 const proposalListItem = '[data-testid="proposals-list-item"]';
 const closedProposals = 'closed-proposals';
 const proposalStatus = 'proposal-status';
diff --git a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-flow.cy.ts b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-flow.cy.ts
index 4b16a2793..28c6adced 100644
--- a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-flow.cy.ts
+++ b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-flow.cy.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ import {
 import { ethereumWalletConnect } from '../../support/wallet-eth.functions';
 import type { testFreeformProposal } from '../../support/common-interfaces';
 
+// For some reason in this the below imports are typed as the jest version, importing
+// them directly is an easy work around.
+import { before, beforeEach } from 'mocha';
+
 const vegaWalletStakedBalances = 'vega-wallet-balance-staked-validators';
 const vegaWalletAssociatedBalance = 'associated-amount';
 const vegaWalletNameElement = 'wallet-name';
@@ -301,6 +305,7 @@ context(
       cy.getByTestId(voteButtons).should('not.exist');
       cy.getByTestId('min-proposal-requirements').should(
         'have.text',
+        // @ts-ignore this is any
         `You must have at least ${this.minVoterBalance} VEGA associated to vote on this proposal`
       );
     });
diff --git a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-forms.cy.ts b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-forms.cy.ts
index fafc7f5a1..f53989bac 100644
--- a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-forms.cy.ts
+++ b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-forms.cy.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ import {
   vegaWalletTeardown,
 } from '../../support/wallet-functions';
 
+// For some reason in this the below imports are typed as the jest version, importing
+// them directly is an easy work around.
+import { before, beforeEach, it } from 'mocha';
+
 const proposalListItem = '[data-testid="proposals-list-item"]';
 const openProposals = 'open-proposals';
 const proposalType = 'proposal-type';
diff --git a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-list.cy.ts b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-list.cy.ts
index 59d1b88da..ecde4eb65 100644
--- a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-list.cy.ts
+++ b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/proposal-list.cy.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ const voteMajorityNotMet = 'token-majority-not-met';
 const voteMajorityMet = 'token-majority-met';
 const votesForPercentage = 'votes-for-percentage';
 
+// For some reason in this the below imports are typed as the jest version, importing
+// them directly is an easy work around.
+import { before, beforeEach, describe, it } from 'mocha';
+
 describe('Governance flow for proposal list', { tags: '@slow' }, function () {
   before('connect wallets and set approval limit', function () {
     vegaWalletSetSpecifiedApprovalAmount('1000');
diff --git a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/staking-flow.cy.ts b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/staking-flow.cy.ts
index f41bab520..ef2d4bf06 100644
--- a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/staking-flow.cy.ts
+++ b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/staking-flow.cy.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ import {
   vegaWalletTeardown,
 } from '../../support/wallet-functions';
 
+// For some reason in this the below imports are typed as the jest version, importing
+// them directly is an easy work around.
+import { before, beforeEach, describe, it } from 'mocha';
+
 const stakeValidatorListTotalStake = 'total-stake';
 const stakeValidatorListTotalShare = 'total-stake-share';
 const stakeValidatorListStakePercentage = 'stake-percentage';
diff --git a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/token-association-flow.cy.ts b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/token-association-flow.cy.ts
index 540dc87fb..a87c3297b 100644
--- a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/token-association-flow.cy.ts
+++ b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/token-association-flow.cy.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ import {
   vegaWalletTeardown,
 } from '../../support/wallet-functions';
 
+// For some reason in this the below imports are typed as the jest version, importing
+// them directly is an easy work around.
+import { before, beforeEach, describe, it } from 'mocha';
+
 const ethWalletContainer = 'ethereum-wallet';
 const vegaWalletAssociatedBalance = 'currency-value';
 const vegaWalletUnstakedBalance = 'vega-wallet-balance-unstaked';
diff --git a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/withdrawal-flow.cy.ts b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/withdrawal-flow.cy.ts
index 61a469e87..ffcc5aacb 100644
--- a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/withdrawal-flow.cy.ts
+++ b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/flow/withdrawal-flow.cy.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ import {
 import { ethereumWalletConnect } from '../../support/wallet-eth.functions';
 import { depositAsset } from '../../support/wallet-functions';
 
+// For some reason in this the below imports are typed as the jest version, importing
+// them directly is an easy work around.
+import { before, beforeEach, it } from 'mocha';
+
 const withdraw = 'withdraw';
 const withdrawalForm = 'withdraw-form';
 const ethAddressInput = 'eth-address-input';
diff --git a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/pubkey-view.cy.ts b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/pubkey-view.cy.ts
index edd20d669..d56f9c0bb 100644
--- a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/pubkey-view.cy.ts
+++ b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/pubkey-view.cy.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ import {
 } from '../../support/governance.functions';
 import { vegaWalletFaucetAssetsWithoutCheck } from '../../support/wallet-functions';
 
+// For some reason in this the below imports are typed as the jest version, importing
+// them directly is an easy work around.
+import { before, beforeEach, it } from 'mocha';
+
 const vegaWalletPubKey = Cypress.env('vegaWalletPublicKey2');
 const vegaPubkeyTruncated = Cypress.env('vegaWalletPublicKey2Short');
 const banner = 'view-banner';
diff --git a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/rewards.cy.ts b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/rewards.cy.ts
index 6100f9838..02fa1c2d8 100644
--- a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/rewards.cy.ts
+++ b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/rewards.cy.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ import {
 } from '../../support/common.functions';
 import { waitForBeginningOfEpoch } from '../../support/staking.functions';
 
+// For some reason in this the below imports are typed as the jest version, importing
+// them directly is an easy work around.
+import { before, describe, it } from 'mocha';
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+
 const viewToggle = 'epoch-reward-view-toggle-total';
 const warning = 'callout';
 
diff --git a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/validators.cy.ts b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/validators.cy.ts
index 496a29069..6d3f4f49e 100644
--- a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/validators.cy.ts
+++ b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/validators.cy.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ import {
 } from '../../support/staking.functions';
 import { previousEpochData } from '../../fixtures/mocks/previous-epoch';
 
+// For some reason in this the below imports are typed as the jest version, importing
+// them directly is an easy work around.
+import { before, beforeEach, describe, it } from 'mocha';
+
 const guideLink = 'staking-guide-link';
 const validatorTitle = 'validator-node-title';
 const validatorId = 'validator-id';
diff --git a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/wallet-eth.cy.ts b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/wallet-eth.cy.ts
index 503ee7e1b..f03440daf 100644
--- a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/wallet-eth.cy.ts
+++ b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/wallet-eth.cy.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import { convertTokenValueToNumber } from '../../support/common.functions';
 import { ethereumWalletConnect } from '../../support/wallet-eth.functions';
 
+// For some reason in this the below imports are typed as the jest version, importing
+// them directly is an easy work around.
+import { describe, before } from 'mocha';
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+
 const walletContainer = 'aside [data-testid="ethereum-wallet"]';
 const walletHeader = '[data-testid="wallet-header"] h1';
 const connectToEthButton =
diff --git a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/wallet-vega.cy.ts b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/wallet-vega.cy.ts
index 942490c08..2cae9d0eb 100644
--- a/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/wallet-vega.cy.ts
+++ b/apps/governance-e2e/src/integration/view/wallet-vega.cy.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ import {
   vegaWalletTeardown,
 } from '../../support/wallet-functions';
 
+// For some reason in this the below imports are typed as the jest version, importing
+// them directly is an easy work around.
+import { it } from 'mocha';
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+
 const walletContainer = 'aside [data-testid="vega-wallet"]';
 const walletHeader = '[data-testid="wallet-header"] h1';
 const connectButton = 'connect-vega-wallet';