diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fb3e13e1b..f23a67609 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
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         "@nestjs/testing": "^9.0.0",
         "@types/bcrypt": "^5.0.0",
-        "@types/chai": "^4.3.3",
+        "@types/chai": "^4.3.6",
         "@types/express": "^4.17.13",
         "@types/express-session": "^1.17.4",
         "@types/jest": "^27.0.2",
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
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         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.3.0",
-        "chai": "^4.3.6",
-        "chai-http": "^4.3.0",
+        "chai": "^5.0.0",
+        "chai-http": "^4.3.6",
         "concurrently": "^8.0.1",
         "eslint": "^8.46.0",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/assertion-error/-/assertion-error-2.0.1.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
       "engines": {
-        "node": "*"
+        "node": ">=12"
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chai/-/chai-5.0.0.tgz",
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-        "check-error": "^1.0.3",
-        "deep-eql": "^4.1.3",
-        "get-func-name": "^2.0.2",
-        "loupe": "^2.3.6",
-        "pathval": "^1.1.1",
-        "type-detect": "^4.0.8"
+        "assertion-error": "^2.0.1",
+        "check-error": "^2.0.0",
+        "deep-eql": "^5.0.1",
+        "loupe": "^3.0.0",
+        "pathval": "^2.0.0"
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-        "node": ">=4"
+        "node": ">=12"
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     "node_modules/chai-http": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/check-error/-/check-error-1.0.3.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/check-error/-/check-error-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tjLAOBHKVxtPoHe/SA7kNOMvhCRdCJ3vETdeY0RuAc9popf+hyaSV6ZEg9hr4cpWF7jmo/JSWEnLDrnijS9Tog==",
       "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "get-func-name": "^2.0.2"
-      },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "*"
+        "node": ">= 16"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/cheerio": {
@@ -5554,13 +5549,10 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/deep-eql/-/deep-eql-4.1.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-WaEtAOpRA1MQ0eohqZjpGD8zdI0Ovsm8mmFhaDN8dvDZzyoUMcYDnf5Y6iu7HTXxf8JDS23qWa4a+hKCDyOPzw==",
+      "version": "5.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/deep-eql/-/deep-eql-5.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nwQCf6ne2gez3o1MxWifqkciwt0zhl0LO1/UwVu4uMBuPmflWM4oQ70XMqHqnBJA+nhzncaqL9HVL6KkHJ28lw==",
       "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "type-detect": "^4.0.0"
-      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=6"
       }
@@ -9559,12 +9551,12 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/loupe/-/loupe-2.3.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-RaPMZKiMy8/JruncMU5Bt6na1eftNoo++R4Y+N2FrxkDVTrGvcyzFTsaGif4QTeKESheMGegbhw6iUAq+5A8zA==",
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/loupe/-/loupe-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qKl+FrLXUhFuHUoDJG7f8P8gEMHq9NFS0c6ghXG1J0rldmZFQZoNVv/vyirE9qwCIhWZDsvEFd1sbFu3GvRQFg==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
-        "get-func-name": "^2.0.0"
+        "get-func-name": "^2.0.1"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/lower-case": {
@@ -11470,12 +11462,12 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pathval/-/pathval-1.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Dp6zGqpTdETdR63lehJYPeIOqpiNBNtc7BpWSLrOje7UaIsE5aY92r/AunQA7rsXvet3lrJ3JnZX29UPTKXyKQ==",
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pathval/-/pathval-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vE7JKRyES09KiunauX7nd2Q9/L7lhok4smP9RZTDeD4MVs72Dp2qNFVz39Nz5a0FVEW0BJR6C0DYrq6unoziZA==",
       "dev": true,
       "engines": {
-        "node": "*"
+        "node": ">= 14.16"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/pause": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2923bff3e..810ee107a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     "@nestjs/schematics": "^10.0.1",
     "@nestjs/testing": "^9.0.0",
     "@types/bcrypt": "^5.0.0",
-    "@types/chai": "^4.3.3",
+    "@types/chai": "^4.3.6",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.13",
     "@types/express-session": "^1.17.4",
     "@types/jest": "^27.0.2",
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@
     "@types/uuid": "^9.0.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.3.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.3.0",
-    "chai": "^4.3.6",
-    "chai-http": "^4.3.0",
+    "chai": "^5.0.0",
+    "chai-http": "^4.3.6",
     "concurrently": "^8.0.1",
     "eslint": "^8.46.0",
     "eslint-config-loopback": "^13.1.0",
diff --git a/test/config/pretest.js b/test/config/pretest.js
index 1ae054e72..c70fa6af3 100644
--- a/test/config/pretest.js
+++ b/test/config/pretest.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires */
 //NOTE: Here we load and initialize some global variables that are used throughout the tests
-const chai = require("chai");
-const chaiHttp = require("chai-http");
-chai.should();
+
+const chai = import("chai");
+const chaiHttp = import("chai-http");
+
 chai.use(chaiHttp);
 
 global.appUrl = "http://localhost:3000";