diff --git a/.changeset/breezy-goats-share.md b/.changeset/breezy-goats-share.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd1f4affa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/breezy-goats-share.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@effect/vitest": minor
+---
+
+Fix helper signatures removing support for passing effects as discriminating between effects and functions is not safe
+
+Re-export vitest with patched "it"
diff --git a/packages/effect/test/Effect/async.test.ts b/packages/effect/test/Effect/async.test.ts
index ae3ae46a69..13f333abba 100644
--- a/packages/effect/test/Effect/async.test.ts
+++ b/packages/effect/test/Effect/async.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as it from "effect-test/utils/extend"
+import { assert, describe, it } from "effect-test/utils/extend"
 import * as Cause from "effect/Cause"
 import * as Chunk from "effect/Chunk"
 import * as Deferred from "effect/Deferred"
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import { pipe } from "effect/Function"
 import * as Option from "effect/Option"
 import * as Ref from "effect/Ref"
 import * as Runtime from "effect/Runtime"
-import { assert, describe } from "vitest"
 
 describe("Effect", () => {
   it.effect("simple async must return", () =>
diff --git a/packages/experimental/test/RequestResolver.test.ts b/packages/experimental/test/RequestResolver.test.ts
index a8ca65ad96..e61a13220a 100644
--- a/packages/experimental/test/RequestResolver.test.ts
+++ b/packages/experimental/test/RequestResolver.test.ts
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ describe("RequestResolver", () => {
       storeId: "memory" | "kvs" | "lmdb",
       layer: Layer.Layer<Persistence.ResultPersistence, unknown>
     ) =>
-      it.effect(
-        storeId,
+      it.effect(storeId, () =>
         Effect.gen(function*(_) {
           let count = 0
           const baseResolver = RequestResolver.makeBatched((reqs: Array<MyRequest | TTLRequest>) => {
@@ -68,10 +67,13 @@ describe("RequestResolver", () => {
 
           // ttl
           let results = yield* _(
-            Effect.forEach(ReadonlyArray.range(-1, 3), (id) =>
-              Effect.exit(Effect.request(new TTLRequest({ id }), persisted)), {
-              batching: true
-            })
+            Effect.forEach(
+              ReadonlyArray.range(-1, 3),
+              (id) => Effect.exit(Effect.request(new TTLRequest({ id }), persisted)),
+              {
+                batching: true
+              }
+            )
           )
           assert.strictEqual(count, 10)
           assert.strictEqual(results.length, 5)
@@ -79,10 +81,13 @@ describe("RequestResolver", () => {
           assert(Exit.isSuccess(results[1]))
 
           results = yield* _(
-            Effect.forEach(ReadonlyArray.range(-1, 3), (id) =>
-              Effect.exit(Effect.request(new TTLRequest({ id }), persisted)), {
-              batching: true
-            })
+            Effect.forEach(
+              ReadonlyArray.range(-1, 3),
+              (id) => Effect.exit(Effect.request(new TTLRequest({ id }), persisted)),
+              {
+                batching: true
+              }
+            )
           )
           assert.strictEqual(count, 10)
           assert.strictEqual(results.length, 5)
@@ -90,10 +95,13 @@ describe("RequestResolver", () => {
           yield* _(TestClock.adjust(1))
 
           results = yield* _(
-            Effect.forEach(ReadonlyArray.range(-1, 3), (id) =>
-              Effect.exit(Effect.request(new TTLRequest({ id }), persisted)), {
-              batching: true
-            })
+            Effect.forEach(
+              ReadonlyArray.range(-1, 3),
+              (id) => Effect.exit(Effect.request(new TTLRequest({ id }), persisted)),
+              {
+                batching: true
+              }
+            )
           )
           assert.strictEqual(count, 11)
           assert.strictEqual(results.length, 5)
@@ -101,10 +109,13 @@ describe("RequestResolver", () => {
           yield* _(TestClock.adjust(5000))
 
           results = yield* _(
-            Effect.forEach(ReadonlyArray.range(-1, 3), (id) =>
-              Effect.exit(Effect.request(new TTLRequest({ id }), persisted)), {
-              batching: true
-            })
+            Effect.forEach(
+              ReadonlyArray.range(-1, 3),
+              (id) => Effect.exit(Effect.request(new TTLRequest({ id }), persisted)),
+              {
+                batching: true
+              }
+            )
           )
           assert.strictEqual(count, 16)
           assert.strictEqual(results.length, 5)
@@ -115,15 +126,13 @@ describe("RequestResolver", () => {
           yield* _(store.clear)
 
           users = yield* _(
-            Effect.forEach(ReadonlyArray.range(1, 5), (id) =>
-              Effect.request(new MyRequest({ id }), persisted), {
+            Effect.forEach(ReadonlyArray.range(1, 5), (id) => Effect.request(new MyRequest({ id }), persisted), {
               batching: true
             })
           )
           assert.strictEqual(count, 21)
           assert.strictEqual(users.length, 5)
-        }).pipe(Effect.scoped, Effect.provide(layer))
-      )
+        }).pipe(Effect.scoped, Effect.provide(layer)))
 
     testsuite("memory", Persistence.layerResultMemory)
     testsuite("kvs", Persistence.layerResultKeyValueStore.pipe(Layer.provide(KeyValueStore.layerMemory)))
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/index.ts b/packages/vitest/src/index.ts
index 2a80381514..ff155f15aa 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/index.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ import * as V from "vitest"
  */
 export type API = TestAPI<{}>
 
-/**
- * @since 1.0.0
- */
-export const it: API = V.it
-
 const TestEnv = TestEnvironment.TestContext.pipe(
   Layer.provide(Logger.remove(Logger.defaultLogger))
 )
@@ -33,14 +28,14 @@ const TestEnv = TestEnvironment.TestContext.pipe(
 export const effect = (() => {
   const f = <E, A>(
     name: string,
-    self: Effect.Effect<A, E, TestServices.TestServices> | (() => Effect.Effect<A, E, TestServices.TestServices>),
+    self: (ctx: V.TaskContext<V.Test<{}>> & V.TestContext) => Effect.Effect<A, E, TestServices.TestServices>,
     timeout: number | V.TestOptions = 5_000
   ) =>
     it(
       name,
-      () =>
+      (c) =>
         pipe(
-          Effect.isEffect(self) ? self : Effect.suspend(self),
+          Effect.suspend(() => self(c)),
           Effect.provide(TestEnv),
           Effect.runPromise
         ),
@@ -49,14 +44,14 @@ export const effect = (() => {
   return Object.assign(f, {
     skip: <E, A>(
       name: string,
-      self: Effect.Effect<A, E, TestServices.TestServices> | (() => Effect.Effect<A, E, TestServices.TestServices>),
+      self: (ctx: V.TaskContext<V.Test<{}>> & V.TestContext) => Effect.Effect<A, E, TestServices.TestServices>,
       timeout = 5_000
     ) =>
       it.skip(
         name,
-        () =>
+        (c) =>
           pipe(
-            Effect.isEffect(self) ? self : Effect.suspend(self),
+            Effect.suspend(() => self(c)),
             Effect.provide(TestEnv),
             Effect.runPromise
           ),
@@ -64,14 +59,14 @@ export const effect = (() => {
       ),
     only: <E, A>(
       name: string,
-      self: Effect.Effect<A, E, TestServices.TestServices> | (() => Effect.Effect<A, E, TestServices.TestServices>),
+      self: (ctx: V.TaskContext<V.Test<{}>> & V.TestContext) => Effect.Effect<A, E, TestServices.TestServices>,
       timeout = 5_000
     ) =>
       it.only(
         name,
-        () =>
+        (c) =>
           pipe(
-            Effect.isEffect(self) ? self : Effect.suspend(self),
+            Effect.suspend(() => self(c)),
             Effect.provide(TestEnv),
             Effect.runPromise
           ),
@@ -85,14 +80,14 @@ export const effect = (() => {
  */
 export const live = <E, A>(
   name: string,
-  self: Effect.Effect<A, E> | (() => Effect.Effect<A, E>),
+  self: (ctx: V.TaskContext<V.Test<{}>> & V.TestContext) => Effect.Effect<A, E>,
   timeout = 5_000
 ) =>
   it(
     name,
-    () =>
+    (c) =>
       pipe(
-        Effect.isEffect(self) ? self : Effect.suspend(self),
+        Effect.suspend(() => self(c)),
         Effect.runPromise
       ),
     timeout
@@ -122,16 +117,16 @@ export const flakyTest = <A, E, R>(
  */
 export const scoped = <E, A>(
   name: string,
-  self:
-    | Effect.Effect<A, E, Scope.Scope | TestServices.TestServices>
-    | (() => Effect.Effect<A, E, Scope.Scope | TestServices.TestServices>),
+  self: (
+    ctx: V.TaskContext<V.Test<{}>> & V.TestContext
+  ) => Effect.Effect<A, E, Scope.Scope | TestServices.TestServices>,
   timeout = 5_000
 ) =>
   it(
     name,
-    () =>
+    (c) =>
       pipe(
-        Effect.isEffect(self) ? self : Effect.suspend(self),
+        Effect.suspend(() => self(c)),
         Effect.scoped,
         Effect.provide(TestEnv),
         Effect.runPromise
@@ -144,18 +139,31 @@ export const scoped = <E, A>(
  */
 export const scopedLive = <E, A>(
   name: string,
-  self:
-    | Effect.Effect<A, E, Scope.Scope>
-    | (() => Effect.Effect<A, E, Scope.Scope>),
+  self: (ctx: V.TaskContext<V.Test<{}>> & V.TestContext) => Effect.Effect<A, E, Scope.Scope>,
   timeout = 5_000
 ) =>
   it(
     name,
-    () =>
+    (c) =>
       pipe(
-        Effect.isEffect(self) ? self : Effect.suspend(self),
+        Effect.suspend(() => self(c)),
         Effect.scoped,
         Effect.runPromise
       ),
     timeout
   )
+
+const methods = { effect, live, flakyTest, scoped, scopedLive } as const
+
+/**
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+export const it: API & typeof methods = Object.assign(
+  V.it,
+  methods
+)
+
+/**
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+export * from "vitest"