diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/fixtures/kitchensink/jest.integration.config.js b/packages/react-scripts/fixtures/kitchensink/jest.integration.config.js
index fc778892493..01059d4d688 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/fixtures/kitchensink/jest.integration.config.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/fixtures/kitchensink/jest.integration.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
   testEnvironment: 'node',
   testMatch: ['**/integration/*.test.js'],
+  transform: { '^.+\\.js$': './jest.transform.js' },
 };
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/fixtures/kitchensink/jest.transform.js b/packages/react-scripts/fixtures/kitchensink/jest.transform.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..247f1081b85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/fixtures/kitchensink/jest.transform.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const babelOptions = { presets: ['react-app'] };
+
+module.exports = require('babel-jest').createTransformer(babelOptions);
diff --git a/tasks/e2e-kitchensink.sh b/tasks/e2e-kitchensink.sh
index 345d0358b54..67429fdc585 100755
--- a/tasks/e2e-kitchensink.sh
+++ b/tasks/e2e-kitchensink.sh
@@ -146,10 +146,6 @@ PORT=3001 \
   nohup yarn start &>$tmp_server_log &
 grep -q 'You can now view' <(tail -f $tmp_server_log)
 
-# We haven't ejected yet which means there's no `babel` key
-# in package.json yet
-echo '{"presets":["react-app"]}' > .babelrc
-
 # Test "development" environment
 E2E_URL="http://localhost:3001" \
   REACT_APP_SHELL_ENV_MESSAGE=fromtheshell \
diff --git a/tasks/local-test.sh b/tasks/local-test.sh
index c9618dda2c9..43a74ae0ec5 100755
--- a/tasks/local-test.sh
+++ b/tasks/local-test.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function print_help {
   echo "OPTIONS:"
   echo "  --node-version <version>  the node version to use while testing [8]"
   echo "  --git-branch <branch>     the git branch to checkout for testing [the current one]"
-  echo "  --test-suite <suite>      which test suite to use ('simple', installs', 'kitchensink', 'all') ['all']"
+  echo "  --test-suite <suite>      which test suite to use ('simple', installs', 'kitchensink', 'kitchensink-eject', 'all') ['all']"
   echo "  --interactive             gain a bash shell after the test run"
   echo "  --help                    print this message and exit"
   echo ""
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ while [ "$1" != "" ]; do
   shift
 done
 
-test_command="./tasks/e2e-simple.sh && ./tasks/e2e-kitchensink.sh && ./tasks/e2e-installs.sh"
+test_command="./tasks/e2e-simple.sh && ./tasks/e2e-kitchensink.sh && ./tasks/e2e-kitchensink-eject.sh && ./tasks/e2e-installs.sh"
 case ${test_suite} in
   "all")
     ;;
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ case ${test_suite} in
   "kitchensink")
     test_command="./tasks/e2e-kitchensink.sh"
     ;;
+  "kitchensink-eject")
+    test_command="./tasks/e2e-kitchensink-eject.sh"
+    ;;
   "installs")
     test_command="./tasks/e2e-installs.sh"
     ;;