diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 50501a1..f2ceef8 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ modindex: $(nsindex)
 test: check
 check:
 	@PATH="$(PATH):$(CURDIR)/node_modules/mocha/bin" \
-		mocha --recursive $(TESTARGS)
+		mocha --recursive --compilers js:./test/bootstrap $(TESTARGS)
 
 FORCE:
diff --git a/package.json.in b/package.json.in
index 9d2a89e..29996fc 100644
--- a/package.json.in
+++ b/package.json.in
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
   },
 
   "dependencies": {
-    "easejs": ">=0.2.2"
+    "easejs":  ">=0.2.2",
+    "traceur": "*"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai":   ">=1.9.1",
diff --git a/test/bootstrap.js b/test/bootstrap.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfdfa59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bootstrap.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/**
+ * Traceur bootstrap for test cases
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2014 Mike Gerwitz
+ *
+ *  This file is part of jsTonic.
+ *
+ *  jstonic is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+var traceur = require( 'traceur' );
+
+// do not compile any dependencies (node_modules)
+var badpath = __dirname.replace( /\/[^\/]+$/, '/node_modules' );
+
+traceur.options.blockBinding = true;
+traceur.options.symbols      = true;
+
+traceur.require.makeDefault( function( filename )
+{
+    // compile only relative directories (so not external modules)
+    return !( filename.match( badpath ) );
+} );