diff --git a/packages/vm/package.json b/packages/vm/package.json
index c8f59f0bef..c07c716429 100644
--- a/packages/vm/package.json
+++ b/packages/vm/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "test:blockchain:allForks": "echo 'Chainstart Homestead dao TangerineWhistle SpuriousDragon Byzantium Constantinople Petersburg Istanbul MuirGlacier Berlin London ByzantiumToConstantinopleFixAt5 EIP158ToByzantiumAt5 FrontierToHomesteadAt5 HomesteadToDaoAt5 HomesteadToEIP150At5' | xargs -n1 | xargs -I v1 npm run tester -- --blockchain --fork=v1 --verify-test-amount-alltests",
     "test:API": "npm run tape -- './tests/api/**/*.spec.ts'",
     "test:API:browser": "karma start karma.conf.js",
-    "test": "echo \"[INFO] Generic test cmd not used. See package.json for more specific test run cmds.\"",
+    "test": "npm run test:API",
     "lint": "../../config/cli/lint.sh",
     "lint:fix": "../../config/cli/lint-fix.sh",
     "format": "ethereumjs-config-format",