diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index c45c6dcc1..2a228c939 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
     "@code-pushup/models": "*",
     "@code-pushup/utils": "*",
     "@code-pushup/portal-client": "^0.6.1",
-    "chalk": "^5.3.0",
-    "memfs": "^4.5.0",
-    "vitest": "1.3.1"
+    "chalk": "^5.3.0"
   },
   "type": "commonjs",
   "main": "./index.cjs"
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/implementation/execute-plugin.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/implementation/execute-plugin.ts
index 731f77679..f4cbb42c1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/implementation/execute-plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/implementation/execute-plugin.ts
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ export async function executePlugins(
 
   progressBar?.endProgress('Done running plugins');
 
-  const errorsTransform = ({ reason }: PromiseRejectedResult) =>
-    String(reason);
+  const errorsTransform = ({ reason }: PromiseRejectedResult) => String(reason);
   const results = await Promise.allSettled(pluginsResult);
 
   logMultipleResults(results, 'Plugins', undefined, errorsTransform);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/implementation/execute-plugin.unit-test.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/implementation/execute-plugin.unit.test.ts
similarity index 83%
rename from packages/core/src/lib/implementation/execute-plugin.unit-test.ts
rename to packages/core/src/lib/implementation/execute-plugin.unit.test.ts
index afafc9c8d..992e1bbd2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/implementation/execute-plugin.unit-test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/implementation/execute-plugin.unit.test.ts
@@ -12,13 +12,10 @@ import {
   executePlugins,
 } from './execute-plugin';
 
-const nodePluginSlug = MINIMAL_PLUGIN_CONFIG_MOCK.slug;
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line max-lines-per-function
 describe('executePlugin', () => {
   it('should execute a valid plugin config', async () => {
     const pluginResult = await executePlugin(MINIMAL_PLUGIN_CONFIG_MOCK);
-    expect(pluginResult.audits[0]?.slug).toBe(nodePluginSlug);
+    expect(pluginResult.audits[0]?.slug).toBe('node-version');
   });
 
   it('should yield audit outputs for valid runner config', async () => {
@@ -26,9 +23,9 @@ describe('executePlugin', () => {
       {
         'output.json': JSON.stringify([
           {
-            slug: nodePluginSlug,
+            slug: 'node-version',
             score: 1,
-            value: 2,
+            value: 1,
           },
         ]),
       },
@@ -43,7 +40,7 @@ describe('executePlugin', () => {
         outputFile: 'output.json',
       },
     });
-    expect(pluginResult.audits[0]?.slug).toBe(nodePluginSlug);
+    expect(pluginResult.audits[0]?.slug).toBe('node-version');
   });
 
   it('should yield audit outputs for a valid runner function', async () => {
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ describe('executePlugin', () => {
       ...MINIMAL_PLUGIN_CONFIG_MOCK,
       runner: () => [
         {
-          slug: nodePluginSlug,
+          slug: 'node-version',
           score: 0,
           value: 1,
         },
@@ -59,10 +56,10 @@ describe('executePlugin', () => {
     });
     expect(pluginResult.audits).toEqual([
       expect.objectContaining({
-        slug: nodePluginSlug,
+        slug: 'node-version',
         title: 'Node version',
         score: 0,
-        value: 2,
+        value: 1,
       }),
     ]);
   });
@@ -73,7 +70,7 @@ describe('executePlugin', () => {
         ...MINIMAL_PLUGIN_CONFIG_MOCK,
         audits: [{ slug: '-invalid-slug', title: 'Invalid audit' }],
       }),
-    ).rejects.toThrow(new PluginOutputMissingAuditError(nodePluginSlug));
+    ).rejects.toThrow(new PluginOutputMissingAuditError('node-version'));
   });
 
   it('should throw if invalid runnerOutput is produced', async () => {
@@ -92,7 +89,6 @@ describe('executePlugin', () => {
   });
 });
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line max-lines-per-function
 describe('executePlugins', () => {
   it('should execute valid plugins', async () => {
     const pluginResult = await executePlugins(
@@ -108,7 +104,7 @@ describe('executePlugins', () => {
 
     expect(pluginResult[0]?.icon).toBe('javascript');
     expect(pluginResult[1]?.icon).toBe('nodejs');
-    expect(pluginResult[0]?.audits[0]?.slug).toBe(nodePluginSlug);
+    expect(pluginResult[0]?.audits[0]?.slug).toBe('node-version');
   });
 
   it('should throw for invalid plugins', async () => {
@@ -131,7 +127,9 @@ describe('executePlugins', () => {
   it('should print invalid plugin errors and throw', async () => {
     const pluginConfig = {
       ...MINIMAL_PLUGIN_CONFIG_MOCK,
-      runner: vi.fn().mockRejectedValue('plugin 1 error'),
+      runner: vi
+        .fn()
+        .mockRejectedValue('Audit metadata not found for slug node-version'),
     };
     const pluginConfig2 = {
       ...MINIMAL_PLUGIN_CONFIG_MOCK,
@@ -147,15 +145,17 @@ describe('executePlugins', () => {
         progress: false,
       }),
     ).rejects.toThrow(
-      'Plugins failed: 2 errors: plugin 1 error, plugin 3 error',
+      'Plugins failed: 2 errors: Audit metadata not found for slug node-version, plugin 3 error',
     );
     const logs = ui()
       .logger.getRenderer()
       .getLogs()
       .map(({ message }) => message);
     expect(logs[0]).toBe('[ yellow(warn) ] Plugins failed: ');
-    expect(logs[1]).toBe('[ yellow(warn) ] plugin 1 error');
-    expect(logs[2]).toBe('[ yellow(warn) ] plugin 3 error');
+    expect(logs[1]).toBe(
+      '[ yellow(warn) ] Audit metadata not found for slug node-version',
+    );
+
     expect(pluginConfig.runner).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(pluginConfig2.runner).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(pluginConfig3.runner).toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ describe('executePlugins', () => {
       {
         'output.json': JSON.stringify([
           {
-            slug: nodePluginSlug,
+            slug: 'node-version',
             score: 1,
-            value: 2,
+            value: 1,
           },
         ]),
       },
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ describe('executePlugins', () => {
                 {
                   slug: (outputs as AuditOutputs)[0]!.slug,
                   score: 1,
-                  value: 2,
+                  value: 1,
                   displayValue: '2.0.0',
                 },
               ]),
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ describe('executePlugins', () => {
       ],
       { progress: false },
     );
-    expect(pluginResult[0]?.audits[0]?.slug).toBe(nodePluginSlug);
+    expect(pluginResult[0]?.audits[0]?.slug).toBe('node-version');
     expect(pluginResult[0]?.audits[0]?.displayValue).toBe('2.0.0');
   });
 });