diff --git a/wrappers/nodejs/package.json b/wrappers/nodejs/package.json
index 92c478e9f7..4565f10af4 100644
--- a/wrappers/nodejs/package.json
+++ b/wrappers/nodejs/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@
     "ava": "^1.4.1",
     "cuid": "^2.1.4",
     "home-dir": "^1.0.0",
-    "standard": "^12.0.1",
-    "tempy": "^0.3.0"
+    "standard": "^16.0.3",
+    "tempy": "^1.0.0"
+  },
+  "ava": {
+    "timeout": "2m"
   }
 }
diff --git a/wrappers/nodejs/test/index.js b/wrappers/nodejs/test/index.js
index 25b006ecc8..fa4e316ce2 100644
--- a/wrappers/nodejs/test/index.js
+++ b/wrappers/nodejs/test/index.js
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ test('wrapper essentials', async function (t) {
 
   err = t.throws(function () {
     indy.abbreviateVerkey(1, verkey)
-  }, Error)
+  }, { instanceOf: Error })
   t.is(err.message, 'abbreviateVerkey expects String or null for did')
 
   err = t.throws(function () {
     indy.abbreviateVerkey(did, [1, 2, 3])
-  }, Error)
+  }, { instanceOf: Error })
   t.is(err.message, 'abbreviateVerkey expects String or null for fullVerkey')
 
   err = await t.throwsAsync(indy.abbreviateVerkey(null, verkey))
diff --git a/wrappers/nodejs/test/logger.js b/wrappers/nodejs/test/logger.js
index 312ef32b7d..e5bf4bac67 100644
--- a/wrappers/nodejs/test/logger.js
+++ b/wrappers/nodejs/test/logger.js
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ test('setDefaultLogger', function (t) {
 
   const err = t.throws(function () {
     indy.setDefaultLogger('foo')
-  }, IndyError)
+  }, { instanceOf: IndyError })
   t.is(err.indyName, 'CommonInvalidState')
 })
diff --git a/wrappers/nodejs/test/logger2.js b/wrappers/nodejs/test/logger2.js
index 4dd890a09d..15636d3ff5 100644
--- a/wrappers/nodejs/test/logger2.js
+++ b/wrappers/nodejs/test/logger2.js
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ test('setLogger', async function (t) {
 
   const err = t.throws(function () {
     indy.setLogger(function () {})
-  }, IndyError)
+  }, { instanceOf: IndyError })
   t.is(err.indyName, 'CommonInvalidState')
 })