diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62081ca..cb7589d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ Just use `"test": "exodus-test"`
 
 - `--jest` -- register jest test helpers as global variables, also load `jest.config.*` configuration options
 
-- `--typescript` -- use typescript loader (which also compiles esm to cjs where needed)
-
-- `--esbuild` -- use esbuild loader (currently an alias for `--typescript`)
+- `--esbuild` -- use esbuild loader, also enables Typescript support
 
 - `--babel` -- use babel loader (slower than `--esbuild`, makes sense if you have a special config)
 
diff --git a/bin/index.js b/bin/index.js
index 42b003a..0ebda46 100755
--- a/bin/index.js
+++ b/bin/index.js
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ function parseOptions() {
         options.jest = true
         break
       case '--typescript':
+        console.warn('Option --typescript is going to be gone or changed. Use --esbuild instead')
         options.typescript = true
+        options.esbuild = true
         break
       case '--esbuild':
         options.esbuild = true
@@ -148,7 +150,7 @@ if (options.coverage) {
   }
 }
 
-if (options.typescript || options.esbuild) {
+if (options.esbuild) {
   if (major >= 22 || (major === 20 && minor >= 6) || (major === 18 && minor >= 18)) {
     assert(resolveImport)
     args.push('--import', resolveImport('tsx'))
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ if (options.typescript || options.esbuild) {
 }
 
 if (options.babel) {
-  assert(!options.typescript, 'Options --babel and --typescript are mutually exclusive')
+  assert(!options.esbuild, 'Options --babel and --esbuild are mutually exclusive')
   args.push('-r', resolveRequire('./babel.cjs'))
 }
 
@@ -267,8 +269,8 @@ if (options.debug.files) {
 }
 
 const tsTests = files.filter((file) => /\.[mc]?tsx?$/u.test(file))
-if (tsTests.length > 0 && !options.typescript) {
-  console.error(`Some tests require --typescript flag:\n  ${tsTests.join('\n  ')}`)
+if (tsTests.length > 0 && !options.esbuild) {
+  console.error(`Some tests require --esbuild flag:\n  ${tsTests.join('\n  ')}`)
   process.exit(1)
 } else if (!allfiles.some((file) => file.endsWith('.ts')) && options.typescript) {
   console.warn(`Flag --typescript has been used, but there were no TypeScript tests found!`)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cb9c4af..022fc48 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
     "CHANGELOG.md"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "./bin/index.js --jest --typescript",
+    "test": "./bin/index.js --jest --esbuild",
     "test:tape": "./bin/index.js --esbuild '__test__/tape/test/*.js' __test__/tape.test.js",
-    "coverage": "./bin/index.js --jest --typescript --coverage",
+    "coverage": "./bin/index.js --jest --esbuild --coverage",
     "lint": "prettier --list-different . && eslint .",
     "lint:fix": "prettier --write . && eslint --fix ."
   },