diff --git a/.changeset/itchy-brooms-end.md b/.changeset/itchy-brooms-end.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..632eb33d97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/itchy-brooms-end.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Fix issue when using `.jsx` files inside tests
diff --git a/packages/cli/config/jest.js b/packages/cli/config/jest.js
index 224927a215..a98149480e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/config/jest.js
+++ b/packages/cli/config/jest.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ async function getProjectConfig(targetPath, displayName) {
           },
         },
       ],
-      '^.+\\.(t|j)sx?$': [
+      '\\.(t|j)sx?$': [
         require.resolve('./jestSwcTransform'),
         {
           sourceMaps: envOptions.enableSourceMaps || envOptions.nextTests,
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ async function getProjectConfig(targetPath, displayName) {
               syntax: 'typescript',
               tsx: true,
             },
-
             transform: {
               react: {
                 runtime: 'automatic',