diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index bd7493f6b..dd98d8c41 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ jobs:
           at: ~/coralproject/talk
       - restore_cache:
           key: dependency-cache-{{ checksum "package-lock.json" }}
+      - run:
+          name: Update NPM
+          command: sudo npm update -g npm
+      - run:
+          name: Audit dependencies
+          command: npm audit
       - run:
           name: Install dependencies
           command: npm install
@@ -46,6 +52,10 @@ jobs:
   # unit_tests will run the unit tests.
   unit_tests:
     <<: *job_defaults
+    environment:
+      <<: *job_environment
+      CI: true
+      JEST_JUNIT_OUTPUT: "reports/junit/js-test-results.xml"
     steps:
       - checkout
       - attach_workspace:
@@ -55,7 +65,13 @@ jobs:
           command: npm run compile
       - run:
           name: Perform testing
-          command: npm run test
+          # We're running these tests in band to avoid errors where the circleci
+          # test runner runs out of RAM trying to run them all in parallel.
+          command: npm run test -- --ci --runInBand --testResultsProcessor="jest-junit"
+      - store_test_results:
+          path: reports/junit
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: reports/junit
 
   # build will build the static assets and server typescript files.
   build:
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ef871d5e2..4f66c4e68 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12421,6 +12421,35 @@
         "pretty-format": "^23.2.0"
       }
     },
+    "jest-junit": {
+      "version": "5.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jest-junit/-/jest-junit-5.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3EVf1puv2ox5wybQDfLX3AEn3IKOgDV4E76y4pO2hBu46DEtAFZZAm//X1pzPQpqKji0zqgMIzqzF/K+uGAX9A==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "jest-validate": "^23.0.1",
+        "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
+        "strip-ansi": "^4.0.0",
+        "xml": "^1.0.1"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ansi-regex": {
+          "version": "3.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-regex/-/ansi-regex-3.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-7QMXwyIGT3lGbAKWa922Bas32Zg=",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "strip-ansi": {
+          "version": "4.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-4.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-qEeQIusaw2iocTibY1JixQXuNo8=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "ansi-regex": "^3.0.0"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "jest-leak-detector": {
       "version": "23.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jest-leak-detector/-/jest-leak-detector-23.2.0.tgz",
@@ -23151,6 +23180,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-SWsswQnsqNus/i3HK2A8F8WHCtQ=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "xml": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xml/-/xml-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-eLpyAgApxbyHuKgaPPzXS0ovweU=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "xml-name-validator": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xml-name-validator/-/xml-name-validator-3.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b6a2f6697..b3f29fe42 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
     "graphql-playground-middleware-express": "^1.7.2",
     "html-webpack-plugin": "^3.2.0",
     "jest": "^23.4.1",
+    "jest-junit": "^5.1.0",
     "jsdom": "^11.11.0",
     "loader-utils": "^1.1.0",
     "material-design-icons": "^3.0.1",
diff --git a/scripts/test.js b/scripts/test.js
index f08b18de6..59c8a93cc 100644
--- a/scripts/test.js
+++ b/scripts/test.js
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ let argv = process.argv.slice(2);
 argv.push("--config", paths.appJestConfig);
 
 // Watch unless on CI or in coverage mode
-if (!process.env.CI && argv.indexOf("--coverage") < 0) {
+if (
+  !process.env.CI && // ensure that the ci env var is not set.
+  argv.indexOf("--ci") < 0 && // ensure that the ci flag is not passed
+  argv.indexOf("--coverage") < 0 // ensure that the coverage flag is not passed
+) {
   argv.push("--watch");
 }