diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 981d80f1c..4aaa26e5e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@
   "jest": {
     "transform": {
       "\\.(js)$": "<rootDir>/static/transforms/index.js"
-    }
+    },
+    "setupFiles": [
+      "<rootDir>/static/globalTestSetup.js"
+    ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@jest-runner/electron": "^0.1.0",
diff --git a/static/globalTestSetup.js b/static/globalTestSetup.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae8a72c84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/globalTestSetup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2018-present Facebook.
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ * @format
+ */
+const defaultConsoleError = console.error;
+
+console.error = function(message) {
+  defaultConsoleError(
+    'console.error used in a test. This will be an error in the near future.',
+  );
+  defaultConsoleError.apply(console, arguments);
+};