diff --git a/endpoints/getting-started/package.json b/endpoints/getting-started/package.json
index b91488a8ce..0ca69e230a 100644
--- a/endpoints/getting-started/package.json
+++ b/endpoints/getting-started/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node app.js",
-    "test": "repo-tools test run --cmd ava -- -T 20s --verbose test/*.test.js"
+    "test": "repo-tools test run --cmd mocha -- test/*.test.js --timeout=20000"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "body-parser": "^1.18.3",
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "^3.0.0",
-    "ava": "^0.25.0",
+    "mocha": "^6.0.0",
     "proxyquire": "^2.1.0",
     "sinon": "^7.2.7",
     "supertest": "^4.0.0"
diff --git a/endpoints/getting-started/test/app.test.js b/endpoints/getting-started/test/app.test.js
index a9c2590ab4..1cfd5526d5 100644
--- a/endpoints/getting-started/test/app.test.js
+++ b/endpoints/getting-started/test/app.test.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 const proxyquire = require('proxyquire').noPreserveCache();
 const request = require('supertest');
 const sinon = require('sinon');
-const test = require('ava');
+const assert = require('assert');
 const tools = require('@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools');
 
 const SAMPLE_PATH = path.join(__dirname, '../app.js');
@@ -42,32 +42,30 @@ function getSample() {
   };
 }
 
-test.beforeEach(tools.stubConsole);
-test.afterEach.always(tools.restoreConsole);
+beforeEach(tools.stubConsole);
+afterEach(tools.restoreConsole);
 
-test.cb('should echo a message', t => {
-  request(getSample().app)
+it('should echo a message', async () => {
+  await request(getSample().app)
     .post('/echo')
     .send({message: 'foo'})
     .expect(200)
     .expect(response => {
-      t.is(response.body.message, 'foo');
-    })
-    .end(t.end);
+      assert.strictEqual(response.body.message, 'foo');
+    });
 });
 
-test.cb('should try to parse encoded info', t => {
-  request(getSample().app)
+it('should try to parse encoded info', async () => {
+  await request(getSample().app)
     .get('/auth/info/googlejwt')
     .expect(200)
     .expect(response => {
-      t.deepEqual(response.body, {id: 'anonymous'});
-    })
-    .end(t.end);
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(response.body, {id: 'anonymous'});
+    });
 });
 
-test.cb('should successfully parse encoded info', t => {
-  request(getSample().app)
+it('should successfully parse encoded info', async () => {
+  await request(getSample().app)
     .get('/auth/info/googlejwt')
     .set(
       'X-Endpoint-API-UserInfo',
@@ -75,7 +73,6 @@ test.cb('should successfully parse encoded info', t => {
     )
     .expect(200)
     .expect(response => {
-      t.deepEqual(response.body, {id: 'foo'});
-    })
-    .end(t.end);
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(response.body, {id: 'foo'});
+    });
 });