diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 66b729b..7b52351 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/).
 ### Deprecated
 ### Removed
 ### Fixed
+- Prevented CAP Console from blocking Jest test execution by conditionally loading the plugin. (Resolves #4)
 ### Security
 
 ## [1.0.1] - 2025-10-13
diff --git a/cds-plugin.js b/cds-plugin.js
index 2f41a06..9cec268 100644
--- a/cds-plugin.js
+++ b/cds-plugin.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-import cds from '@sap/cds';
-
-import main from './dist/index.js';
-
-cds.on('served', main);
+// Prevents CAP console plugin from initializing during test runs.
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
+  import('@sap/cds').then(({ default: cds }) => {
+    cds.on('served', async () => {
+      const { default: main } = await import('./dist/index.js');
+      main();
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index 82bb5da..c0f64d2 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import vitest from '@vitest/eslint-plugin';
 import { globalIgnores } from 'eslint/config';
 import eslintPrettierRecommended from 'eslint-plugin-prettier/recommended';
 import simpleImportSort from 'eslint-plugin-simple-import-sort';
+import globals from 'globals';
 import tseslint from 'typescript-eslint';
 
 const simpleImportSortConfig = {
@@ -51,6 +52,13 @@ const vitestConfig = {
 
 export default tseslint.config(
   globalIgnores(['**/node_modules/', '.git/', 'dist/', 'release/', '**/gen/**']),
+  {
+    languageOptions: {
+      globals: {
+        ...globals.node,
+      },
+    },
+  },
   simpleImportSortConfig,
   vitestConfig,
   eslint.configs.recommended,