diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 35354b04..05192b78 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,3 +37,6 @@ node_modules/
 npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
+
+# Jest
+globalConfig.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index 28574873..214a6ca6 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ module.exports = {
   preset: '@shelf/jest-mongodb',
   setupFilesAfterEnv: ['<rootDir>/src/setupTests.js'],
   testPathIgnorePatterns: ['/node_modules/', '/.next/'],
+  watchPathIgnorePatterns: ['<rootDir>/globalConfig.json'],
   transform: {
     '^.+\\.(js|jsx|ts|tsx)$': '<rootDir>/node_modules/babel-jest',
     '^.+\\.css$': '<rootDir>/config/jest/cssTransform.js',
diff --git a/src/setupTests.js b/src/setupTests.js
index 84f17c0b..cb802709 100644
--- a/src/setupTests.js
+++ b/src/setupTests.js
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@
 
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom/extend-expect';
 
-import fs from 'fs';
 import fetchMock from 'jest-fetch-mock';
 
 fetchMock.enableMocks();
-
-afterAll(() => {
-  // Unlink config used in jest-mongodb
-  fs.unlink(`${process.cwd()}/globalConfig.json`, () => {});
-});