diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2fbc7fe..fe486cd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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@@ -2356,6 +2388,15 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/deep-eql/-/deep-eql-3.0.1.tgz",
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@@ -7587,6 +7634,12 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pathval/-/pathval-1.1.0.tgz",
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@@ -9663,6 +9716,12 @@
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+    "type-detect": {
+      "version": "4.0.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-detect/-/type-detect-4.0.8.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cfb7b1b..f87dd8c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@electron-forge/cli": "^6.0.0-beta.45",
     "@electron-forge/maker-squirrel": "^6.0.0-beta.45",
+    "@types/chai": "^4.2.3",
     "@types/jsdom": "latest",
     "@types/minimist": "latest",
     "@types/mocha": "latest",
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
     "@types/node-fetch": "latest",
     "@types/webdriverio": "^4.13.3",
     "@types/webpack": "latest",
+    "chai": "^4.2.0",
     "electron": "^6.0.11",
     "electron-rebuild": "^1.8.6",
     "eslint": "latest",
diff --git a/test/integration/launch.spec.ts b/test/integration/launch.spec.ts
index 78b0ff9..4072ccc 100644
--- a/test/integration/launch.spec.ts
+++ b/test/integration/launch.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as assert from 'assert';
+import { expect } from 'chai';
 import * as electron from 'electron';
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, it } from 'mocha';
 import { Application } from 'spectron';
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe('Application Launch', function(): void {
 
   it('shows an initial window', function(): any {
     return this.app.client.getWindowCount().then((count: number) => {
-      assert.strictEqual(count, 1);
+      expect(count).to.equal(1, 'there is not one window open on app start');
     });
   });
 });