diff --git a/.changeset/swift-rivers-deliver.md b/.changeset/swift-rivers-deliver.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c19d6be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/swift-rivers-deliver.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@jspsych/config": minor
+---
+
+update to force the dom to clear after each individual test
diff --git a/packages/config/jest.cjs b/packages/config/jest.cjs
index a905f0c4..43ea3630 100644
--- a/packages/config/jest.cjs
+++ b/packages/config/jest.cjs
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ module.exports.makePackageConfig = (dirname) => {
       name: packageBaseName,
       color: packageBaseName === "jspsych" ? "white" : "cyanBright",
     },
+    setupFilesAfterEnv: ["../config/jest.setup.js"],
   };
 };
diff --git a/packages/config/jest.setup.js b/packages/config/jest.setup.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c6b91b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/config/jest.setup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+global.afterEach(() => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = '';
+});
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