diff --git a/ci/Jenkinsfile b/ci/Jenkinsfile
index ea0ebfb61f2..7fa5bebf5b8 100644
--- a/ci/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/ci/Jenkinsfile
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ def build_platforms = [
   ['freebsd', 'amd64']
 ]
 
-// js-ipfs-api tests
+/* js-* tests */
 def js_api_commit = '7e78ee232bea8e5ea92bcfcff949b4ed671c2d50' // 22.0.1
+def interop_commit = '4bfac3c406cc77d16992f9236896d442f3bcf181'
+
 def js_api_platforms = ['linux', 'macos']
-def js_api_node_versions = ['8.11.1', '9.2.0']
+def js_api_node_versions = [/*'8.11.1', */'9.2.0']
 
 def yarn_version = '1.5.1'
 def yarn_path = './node_modules/.bin/yarn'
@@ -78,6 +80,54 @@ def gobuild_step(list) {
   }
 }
 
+/* JS BASED TESTS */
+
+def jsTestStep = { os, nodeVer, repo, commit ->
+  return { ->
+    setupStep(os) {
+      switch (os) {
+        case "linux":
+          unstash("ipfs-linux-amd64")
+          break
+        case "macos":
+          unstash("ipfs-darwin-amd64")
+          break
+      }
+
+      withEnv(['IPFS_GO_EXEC=../cmd/ipfs/ipfs', 'CI=true']) {
+        dir('.js-test') {
+          checkout changelog: false, scm: [$class: 'GitSCM', branches: [[name: commit]], userRemoteConfigs: [[url: repo]]]
+
+          //todo: deduplicate with https://github.com/ipfs/jenkins-libs/blob/master/vars/javascript.groovy somehow
+
+          fileExists 'package.json'
+          nodejs(nodeVer) {
+            sh 'rm -rf node_modules/'
+            sh 'npm install yarn@' + yarn_version
+            sh yarn_path + ' --mutex network --no-lockfile'
+            def runTest = { ->
+              try {
+                sh yarn_path + ' test'
+              } finally {
+                junit allowEmptyResults: true, testResults: 'junit-report-*.xml'
+                cleanWs()
+              }
+            }
+
+            if (os == "linux") {
+              wrap([$class: 'Xvfb', parallelBuild: true, autoDisplayName: true]) {
+                runTest()
+              }
+            } else {
+              runTest()
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /* PIPELINE */
 
 def reportedStage(name, fn) {
@@ -89,7 +139,7 @@ def reportedStage(name, fn) {
     }
     githubNotify description: "${name.capitalize()} passed", status: 'SUCCESS', context: "continuous-integration/jenkins/${name}"
   } catch (err) {
-    githubNotify description: '${name.capitalize()} failed', status: 'FAILURE', context: "continuous-integration/jenkins/${name}"
+    githubNotify description: "${name.capitalize()} failed", status: 'FAILURE', context: "continuous-integration/jenkins/${name}"
     throw err
   }
 
@@ -218,56 +268,22 @@ ansiColor('xterm') { withEnv(['TERM=xterm-color']) {
     )
   }
 
-  reportedStage('apis') {
-    def jsApiStep = { os, nodeVer ->
-      return { ->
-        setupStep(os) {
-          switch (os) {
-            case "linux":
-              unstash("ipfs-linux-amd64")
-              break
-            case "macos":
-              unstash("ipfs-darwin-amd64")
-              break
-          }
-
-          withEnv(['IPFS_GO_EXEC=../cmd/ipfs/ipfs', 'CI=true']) {
-            dir('.js-ipfs-api') {
-              checkout changelog: false, scm: [$class: 'GitSCM', branches: [[name: "${js_api_commit}"]], userRemoteConfigs: [[url: 'https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-api']]]
-
-              //todo: deduplicate with https://github.com/ipfs/jenkins-libs/blob/master/vars/javascript.groovy somehow
-
-              fileExists 'package.json'
-              nodejs(nodeVer) {
-                sh 'rm -rf node_modules/'
-                sh 'npm install yarn@' + yarn_version
-                sh yarn_path + ' --mutex network --no-lockfile'
-                def runTest = { ->
-                  try {
-                    sh yarn_path + ' test'
-                  } finally {
-                    junit allowEmptyResults: true, testResults: 'junit-report-*.xml'
-                  }
-                }
-
-                if (os == "linux") {
-                  wrap([$class: 'Xvfb', parallelBuild: true, autoDisplayName: true]) {
-                    runTest()
-                  }
-                } else {
-                  runTest()
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
+  reportedStage('interop') {
+    def steps = [:]
+    js_api_platforms.each {os ->
+      js_api_node_versions.each { nodeVer ->
+        steps["interop-${os}-${nodeVer}"] = jsTestStep(os, nodeVer, 'https://github.com/ipfs/interop', interop_commit)
       }
     }
 
+    parallel steps
+  }
+
+  reportedStage('apis') {
     def steps = [:]
     js_api_platforms.each {os ->
       js_api_node_versions.each { nodeVer ->
-        steps["js-api-${os}-${nodeVer}"] = jsApiStep(os, nodeVer)
+        steps["js-api-${os}-${nodeVer}"] = jsTestStep(os, nodeVer, 'https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-api', js_api_commit)
       }
     }