diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index 7437f67981..f75403fbb4 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ module.exports = {
   roots: ['<rootDir>'],
   moduleDirectories: ['node_modules', '.'],
   moduleNameMapper: {
+    '^aiox-core/(.*)$': '<rootDir>/.aiox-core/$1',
     '^@aiox-core/(.*)$': '<rootDir>/.aiox-core/$1',
   },
   setupFilesAfterEnv: ['<rootDir>/tests/setup.js'],
diff --git a/tests/config/jest-module-mapper.test.js b/tests/config/jest-module-mapper.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21457dec45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/config/jest-module-mapper.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('Jest moduleNameMapper', () => {
+  test('resolves package-style aiox-core imports to framework modules', () => {
+    const LayerProcessor = require('aiox-core/core/synapse/layers/layer-processor');
+
+    expect(typeof LayerProcessor).toBe('function');
+    expect(LayerProcessor.name).toBe('LayerProcessor');
+  });
+});