diff --git a/test/markdown_parser_tests.js b/test/markdown_parser_tests.js
index 60ab16762..5931dd832 100644
--- a/test/markdown_parser_tests.js
+++ b/test/markdown_parser_tests.js
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 "use strict";
 
+var tap = require('tap');
+
 var path = require('path');
 var fs = require('fs-extra');
 var mp = require('../core/lib/markdown_parser');
 var markdown_parser = new mp();
 
-exports['markdown_parser'] = {
-	'parses pattern description block correctly when frontmatter not present' : function(test) {
+
+tap.test('parses pattern description block correctly when frontmatter not present', function(test) {
     //arrange
     var markdownFileName = path.resolve("./test/files/_patterns/00-test/00-foo.md");
     var markdownFileContents = fs.readFileSync(markdownFileName, 'utf8');
@@ -16,9 +18,10 @@ exports['markdown_parser'] = {
 
     //assert
     test.equals(returnObject.markdown, '<h2>A Simple Include</h2>\n<p>This pattern contains an include of <code>test-bar</code>. It also has this markdown file, which does not have frontmatter.</p>\n');
-    test.done();
-	},
-  'parses pattern description block correctly when frontmatter present' : function (test) {
+  test.end();
+});
+
+tap.test('parses pattern description block correctly when frontmatter present', function (test) {
     //arrange
     var markdownFileName = path.resolve("./test/files/_patterns/00-test/01-bar.md");
     var markdownFileContents = fs.readFileSync(markdownFileName, 'utf8');
@@ -29,19 +32,19 @@ exports['markdown_parser'] = {
     //assert
     test.equals(returnObject.markdown, '<h2>A Simple Bit of Markup</h2>\n<p>Foo cannot get simpler than bar, amiright?</p>\n');
     test.equals(returnObject.status, 'complete');
-    test.done();
-  },
-  'parses frontmatter only when no markdown present': function (test) {
-    //arrange
-    var markdownFileName = path.resolve("./test/files/_patterns/00-test/03-styled-atom.md");
-    var markdownFileContents = fs.readFileSync(markdownFileName, 'utf8');
-
-    //act
-    var returnObject = markdown_parser.parse(markdownFileContents);
-
-    //assert
-    test.equals(returnObject.markdown, '');
-    test.equals(returnObject.status, 'inprogress');
-    test.done();
-  }
-};
+  test.end();
+});
+
+tap.test('parses frontmatter only when no markdown present', function (test) {
+  //arrange
+  var markdownFileName = path.resolve("./test/files/_patterns/00-test/03-styled-atom.md");
+  var markdownFileContents = fs.readFileSync(markdownFileName, 'utf8');
+
+  //act
+  var returnObject = markdown_parser.parse(markdownFileContents);
+
+  //assert
+  test.equals(returnObject.markdown, '');
+  test.equals(returnObject.status, 'inprogress');
+  test.end();
+});