diff --git a/.mocharc.yml b/.mocharc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7646acebf54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mocharc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+color: true
+exit: true # TODO: Fix tests so that this is not needed.
+timeout: '5000'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 09a1418cd0f..b8819cafbf3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,37 +14,37 @@
     "type:test": "cd docs && yarn && yarn test",
     "lint": "node scripts/check_licenses.js && eslint . && yarn audit --groups dependencies",
     "services": "node ./scripts/install_plugin_modules && node packages/dd-trace/test/setup/services",
-    "test": "SERVICES=* yarn services && mocha --colors --exit --expose-gc 'packages/dd-trace/test/setup/node.js' 'packages/*/test/**/*.spec.js'",
-    "test:appsec": "mocha --colors --exit -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/mocha.js\" --exclude \"packages/dd-trace/test/appsec/**/*.plugin.spec.js\" \"packages/dd-trace/test/appsec/**/*.spec.js\"",
+    "test": "SERVICES=* yarn services && mocha --expose-gc 'packages/dd-trace/test/setup/node.js' 'packages/*/test/**/*.spec.js'",
+    "test:appsec": "mocha -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/mocha.js\" --exclude \"packages/dd-trace/test/appsec/**/*.plugin.spec.js\" \"packages/dd-trace/test/appsec/**/*.spec.js\"",
     "test:appsec:ci": "nyc --no-clean --include \"packages/dd-trace/src/appsec/**/*.js\" --exclude \"packages/dd-trace/test/appsec/**/*.plugin.spec.js\" -- npm run test:appsec",
-    "test:appsec:plugins": "mocha --colors --exit -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/mocha.js\" \"packages/dd-trace/test/appsec/**/*.@($(echo $PLUGINS)).plugin.spec.js\"",
+    "test:appsec:plugins": "mocha -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/mocha.js\" \"packages/dd-trace/test/appsec/**/*.@($(echo $PLUGINS)).plugin.spec.js\"",
     "test:appsec:plugins:ci": "yarn services && nyc --no-clean --include \"packages/dd-trace/src/appsec/**/*.js\" -- npm run test:appsec:plugins",
     "test:trace:core": "tap packages/dd-trace/test/*.spec.js \"packages/dd-trace/test/{ci-visibility,datastreams,encode,exporters,opentelemetry,opentracing,plugins,service-naming,telemetry}/**/*.spec.js\"",
     "test:trace:core:ci": "npm run test:trace:core -- --coverage --nyc-arg=--include=\"packages/dd-trace/src/**/*.js\"",
-    "test:instrumentations": "mocha --colors -r 'packages/dd-trace/test/setup/mocha.js' 'packages/datadog-instrumentations/test/**/*.spec.js'",
+    "test:instrumentations": "mocha -r 'packages/dd-trace/test/setup/mocha.js' 'packages/datadog-instrumentations/test/**/*.spec.js'",
     "test:instrumentations:ci": "nyc --no-clean --include 'packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/**/*.js' -- npm run test:instrumentations",
     "test:core": "tap \"packages/datadog-core/test/**/*.spec.js\"",
     "test:core:ci": "npm run test:core -- --coverage --nyc-arg=--include=\"packages/datadog-core/src/**/*.js\"",
-    "test:lambda": "mocha --colors --exit -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/mocha.js\" \"packages/dd-trace/test/lambda/**/*.spec.js\"",
+    "test:lambda": "mocha -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/mocha.js\" \"packages/dd-trace/test/lambda/**/*.spec.js\"",
     "test:lambda:ci": "nyc --no-clean --include \"packages/dd-trace/src/lambda/**/*.js\" -- npm run test:lambda",
-    "test:plugins": "mocha --colors --exit -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/mocha.js\" \"packages/datadog-instrumentations/test/@($(echo $PLUGINS)).spec.js\" \"packages/datadog-plugin-@($(echo $PLUGINS))/test/**/*.spec.js\"",
+    "test:plugins": "mocha -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/mocha.js\" \"packages/datadog-instrumentations/test/@($(echo $PLUGINS)).spec.js\" \"packages/datadog-plugin-@($(echo $PLUGINS))/test/**/*.spec.js\"",
     "test:plugins:ci": "yarn services && nyc --no-clean --include \"packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/@($(echo $PLUGINS)).js\" --include \"packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/@($(echo $PLUGINS))/**/*.js\" --include \"packages/datadog-plugin-@($(echo $PLUGINS))/src/**/*.js\" -- npm run test:plugins",
     "test:plugins:upstream": "node ./packages/dd-trace/test/plugins/suite.js",
     "test:profiler": "tap \"packages/dd-trace/test/profiling/**/*.spec.js\"",
     "test:profiler:ci": "npm run test:profiler -- --coverage --nyc-arg=--include=\"packages/dd-trace/src/profiling/**/*.js\"",
-    "test:integration": "mocha --colors --timeout 60000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/*.spec.js\"",
-    "test:integration:cucumber": "mocha --colors --timeout 60000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/cucumber/*.spec.js\"",
-    "test:integration:cypress": "mocha --colors --timeout 60000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/cypress/*.spec.js\"",
-    "test:integration:jest": "mocha --colors --timeout 60000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/jest/*.spec.js\"",
-    "test:integration:mocha": "mocha --colors --timeout 60000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/mocha/*.spec.js\"",
-    "test:integration:playwright": "mocha --colors --timeout 60000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/playwright/*.spec.js\"",
-    "test:integration:selenium": "mocha --colors --timeout 60000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/selenium/*.spec.js\"",
-    "test:integration:vitest": "mocha --colors --timeout 60000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/vitest/*.spec.js\"",
-    "test:integration:profiler": "mocha --colors --timeout 180000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/profiler/*.spec.js\"",
-    "test:integration:serverless": "mocha --colors --timeout 60000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/serverless/*.spec.js\"",
-    "test:integration:plugins": "mocha --colors --exit -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/mocha.js\" \"packages/datadog-plugin-@($(echo $PLUGINS))/test/integration-test/**/*.spec.js\"",
-    "test:unit:plugins": "mocha --colors --exit -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/mocha.js\" \"packages/datadog-instrumentations/test/@($(echo $PLUGINS)).spec.js\" \"packages/datadog-plugin-@($(echo $PLUGINS))/test/**/*.spec.js\" --exclude \"packages/datadog-plugin-@($(echo $PLUGINS))/test/integration-test/**/*.spec.js\"",
-    "test:shimmer": "mocha --colors 'packages/datadog-shimmer/test/**/*.spec.js'",
+    "test:integration": "mocha --timeout 60000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/*.spec.js\"",
+    "test:integration:cucumber": "mocha --timeout 60000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/cucumber/*.spec.js\"",
+    "test:integration:cypress": "mocha --timeout 60000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/cypress/*.spec.js\"",
+    "test:integration:jest": "mocha --timeout 60000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/jest/*.spec.js\"",
+    "test:integration:mocha": "mocha --timeout 60000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/mocha/*.spec.js\"",
+    "test:integration:playwright": "mocha --timeout 60000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/playwright/*.spec.js\"",
+    "test:integration:selenium": "mocha --timeout 60000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/selenium/*.spec.js\"",
+    "test:integration:vitest": "mocha --timeout 60000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/vitest/*.spec.js\"",
+    "test:integration:profiler": "mocha --timeout 180000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/profiler/*.spec.js\"",
+    "test:integration:serverless": "mocha --timeout 60000 -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/core.js\" \"integration-tests/serverless/*.spec.js\"",
+    "test:integration:plugins": "mocha -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/mocha.js\" \"packages/datadog-plugin-@($(echo $PLUGINS))/test/integration-test/**/*.spec.js\"",
+    "test:unit:plugins": "mocha -r \"packages/dd-trace/test/setup/mocha.js\" \"packages/datadog-instrumentations/test/@($(echo $PLUGINS)).spec.js\" \"packages/datadog-plugin-@($(echo $PLUGINS))/test/**/*.spec.js\" --exclude \"packages/datadog-plugin-@($(echo $PLUGINS))/test/integration-test/**/*.spec.js\"",
+    "test:shimmer": "mocha 'packages/datadog-shimmer/test/**/*.spec.js'",
     "test:shimmer:ci": "nyc --no-clean --include 'packages/datadog-shimmer/src/**/*.js' -- npm run test:shimmer",
     "leak:core": "node ./scripts/install_plugin_modules && (cd packages/memwatch && yarn) && NODE_PATH=./packages/memwatch/node_modules node --no-warnings ./node_modules/.bin/tape 'packages/dd-trace/test/leak/**/*.js'",
     "leak:plugins": "yarn services && (cd packages/memwatch && yarn) && NODE_PATH=./packages/memwatch/node_modules node --no-warnings ./node_modules/.bin/tape \"packages/datadog-plugin-@($(echo $PLUGINS))/test/leak.js\""