When running jest that calls the below function in a test I get TypeError: payload must be an instance of Uint8Array. The code builds, and runs fine in node (not working in jest).

import { SignJWT, jwtVerify, JWTVerifyOptions, JWTPayload } from 'jose'; //used for jwt
export async function get_jwt_token() {
    const sig = (new TextEncoder().encode('MYSECRETKEY543534')) as Uint8Array;
    const token = await new SignJWT()
        .sign(sig); //causes TypeError: payload must be an instance of Uint8Array in jest

    return token;
}

    it('get_jwt_token should not cause an error', async () => {
        const token = await get_jwt_token();
        console.log(token);
    });

I am using the latest versions of jest and jose but also tried older versions. I expect it to work normally without error. I even tried console.log(sig) inside of get_jwt_token and it shows the type as Uint8Array during jest test so I am not understanding the problem.

Am I missing something? Any help would be appreciated, thank you.