diff --git a/test/node/bigint.test.ts b/test/node/bigint.test.ts
index b1e17a83..a1a071b6 100644
--- a/test/node/bigint.test.ts
+++ b/test/node/bigint.test.ts
@@ -265,90 +265,101 @@ describe('BSON BigInt support', function () {
   });
 
   describe('EJSON.stringify()', function () {
-    it('truncates bigint values when they are outside the range [BSON_INT64_MIN, BSON_INT64_MAX] in canonical mode', function () {
-      const numbers = { a: 2n ** 64n + 1n, b: -(2n ** 64n) - 1n };
-      const serialized = EJSON.stringify(numbers, { relaxed: false });
-      expect(serialized).to.equal('{"a":{"$numberLong":"1"},"b":{"$numberLong":"-1"}}');
-    });
+    context('canonical mode (relaxed=false)', function () {
+      it('truncates bigint values when they are outside the range [BSON_INT64_MIN, BSON_INT64_MAX]', function () {
+        const numbers = { a: 2n ** 64n + 1n, b: -(2n ** 64n) - 1n };
+        const serialized = EJSON.stringify(numbers, { relaxed: false });
+        expect(serialized).to.equal('{"a":{"$numberLong":"1"},"b":{"$numberLong":"-1"}}');
+      });
 
-    it('truncates bigint values in the same way as BSON.serialize in canonical mode', function () {
-      const number = { a: 0x1234_5678_1234_5678_9999n };
-      const stringified = EJSON.stringify(number, { relaxed: false });
-      const serialized = BSON.serialize(number);
+      it('truncates bigint values in the same way as BSON.serialize', function () {
+        const number = { a: 0x1234_5678_1234_5678_9999n };
+        const stringified = EJSON.stringify(number, { relaxed: false });
+        const serialized = BSON.serialize(number);
 
-      const VALUE_OFFSET = 7;
-      const dataView = BSONDataView.fromUint8Array(serialized);
-      const serializedValue = dataView.getBigInt64(VALUE_OFFSET, true);
-      const parsed = JSON.parse(stringified);
+        const VALUE_OFFSET = 7;
+        const dataView = BSONDataView.fromUint8Array(serialized);
+        const serializedValue = dataView.getBigInt64(VALUE_OFFSET, true);
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(stringified);
 
-      expect(parsed).to.have.property('a');
-      expect(parsed['a']).to.have.property('$numberLong');
-      expect(parsed.a.$numberLong).to.equal(0x5678_1234_5678_9999n.toString());
+        expect(parsed).to.have.property('a');
+        expect(parsed['a']).to.have.property('$numberLong');
+        expect(parsed.a.$numberLong).to.equal(0x5678_1234_5678_9999n.toString());
 
-      expect(parsed.a.$numberLong).to.equal(serializedValue.toString());
+        expect(parsed.a.$numberLong).to.equal(serializedValue.toString());
+      });
+      it('serializes bigint values to numberLong in canonical mode', function () {
+        const number = { a: 2n };
+        const serialized = EJSON.stringify(number, { relaxed: false });
+        expect(serialized).to.equal('{"a":{"$numberLong":"2"}}');
+      });
     });
 
-    it('truncates bigint values in the same way as BSON.serialize in relaxed mode', function () {
-      const number = { a: 0x1234_0000_1234_5678_9999n }; // Ensure that the truncated number can be exactly represented as a JS number
-      const stringified = EJSON.stringify(number, { relaxed: true });
-      const serializedDoc = BSON.serialize(number);
+    context('relaxed mode (relaxed=true)', function () {
+      it('truncates bigint values in the same way as BSON.serialize', function () {
+        const number = { a: 0x1234_0000_1234_5678_9999n }; // Ensure that the truncated number can be exactly represented as a JS number
+        const stringified = EJSON.stringify(number, { relaxed: true });
+        const serializedDoc = BSON.serialize(number);
 
-      const VALUE_OFFSET = 7;
-      const dataView = BSONDataView.fromUint8Array(serializedDoc);
-      const parsed = JSON.parse(stringified);
+        const VALUE_OFFSET = 7;
+        const dataView = BSONDataView.fromUint8Array(serializedDoc);
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(stringified);
 
-      expect(parsed).to.have.property('a');
-      expect(parsed.a).to.equal(0x0000_1234_5678_9999);
+        expect(parsed).to.have.property('a');
+        expect(parsed.a).to.equal(0x0000_1234_5678_9999);
 
-      expect(parsed.a).to.equal(Number(dataView.getBigInt64(VALUE_OFFSET, true)));
-    });
+        expect(parsed.a).to.equal(Number(dataView.getBigInt64(VALUE_OFFSET, true)));
+      });
 
-    it('serializes bigint values to numberLong in canonical mode', function () {
-      const number = { a: 2n };
-      const serialized = EJSON.stringify(number, { relaxed: false });
-      expect(serialized).to.equal('{"a":{"$numberLong":"2"}}');
-    });
+      it('serializes bigint values to Number', function () {
+        const number = { a: 10000n };
+        const serialized = EJSON.stringify(number, { relaxed: true });
+        expect(serialized).to.equal('{"a":10000}');
+      });
 
-    it('serializes bigint values to Number in relaxed mode', function () {
-      const number = { a: 10000n };
-      const serialized = EJSON.stringify(number, { relaxed: true });
-      expect(serialized).to.equal('{"a":10000}');
+      it('loses precision when serializing bigint values outside of range [Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER, Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER]', function () {
+        const numbers = { a: -(2n ** 53n) - 1n, b: 2n ** 53n + 2n };
+        const serialized = EJSON.stringify(numbers, { relaxed: true });
+        expect(serialized).to.equal('{"a":-9007199254740992,"b":9007199254740994}');
+      });
     });
 
-    it('loses precision when serializing bigint values outside of range [Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER, Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER] in relaxed mode', function () {
-      const numbers = { a: -(2n ** 53n) - 1n, b: 2n ** 53n + 2n };
-      const serialized = EJSON.stringify(numbers, { relaxed: true });
-      expect(serialized).to.equal('{"a":-9007199254740992,"b":9007199254740994}');
-    });
+    context('when passed bigint values that are 64 bits wide or less', function () {
+      let parsed;
 
-    it('produces bigint strings that pass loose equality checks with native bigint values that are are 64 bits wide or less', function () {
-      const number = { a: 12345n };
-      const serialized = EJSON.stringify(number, { relaxed: false });
-      const parsed = JSON.parse(serialized);
-      // eslint-disable-next-line eqeqeq
-      expect(parsed.a.$numberLong == 12345n).true;
-    });
+      before(function () {
+        const number = { a: 12345n };
+        const serialized = EJSON.stringify(number, { relaxed: false });
+        parsed = JSON.parse(serialized);
+      });
 
-    it('produces bigint strings that are equal to the strings generated when using BigInt.toString when the bigint values used are 64 bits wide or less', function () {
-      const number = { a: 12345n };
-      const serialized = EJSON.stringify(number, { relaxed: false });
-      const parsed = JSON.parse(serialized);
-      expect(parsed.a.$numberLong).to.equal(12345n.toString());
-    });
+      it('passes loose equality checks with native bigint values', function () {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line eqeqeq
+        expect(parsed.a.$numberLong == 12345n).true;
+      });
 
-    it('produces bigint strings that fail loose equality checks with native bigint values that are more than 64 bits wide', function () {
-      const number = { a: 0x1234_5678_1234_5678_9999n };
-      const serialized = EJSON.stringify(number, { relaxed: false });
-      const parsed = JSON.parse(serialized);
-      // eslint-disable-next-line eqeqeq
-      expect(parsed.a.$numberLong == 0x1234_5678_1234_5678_9999n).false;
+      it('equals the result of BigInt.toString', function () {
+        expect(parsed.a.$numberLong).to.equal(12345n.toString());
+      });
     });
 
-    it('produces bigint strings that are not equal to the strings generated when using BigInt.toString when the bigint values used are more than 64 bits wide', function () {
-      const number = { a: 0x1234_5678_1234_5678_9999n };
-      const serialized = EJSON.stringify(number, { relaxed: false });
-      const parsed = JSON.parse(serialized);
-      expect(parsed.a.$numberLong).to.not.equal(0x1234_5678_1234_5678_9999n.toString());
+    context('when passed bigint values that are more than 64 bits wide', function () {
+      let parsed;
+
+      before(function () {
+        const number = { a: 0x1234_5678_1234_5678_9999n };
+        const serialized = EJSON.stringify(number, { relaxed: false });
+        parsed = JSON.parse(serialized);
+      });
+
+      it('fails loose equality checks with native bigint values', function () {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line eqeqeq
+        expect(parsed.a.$numberLong == 0x1234_5678_1234_5678_9999n).false;
+      });
+
+      it('not equal to results of BigInt.toString', function () {
+        expect(parsed.a.$numberLong).to.not.equal(0x1234_5678_1234_5678_9999n.toString());
+      });
     });
   });
 });