diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 7b58fe7ee..f50ba4ae8 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 {
   "extends": "./build/config/tsconfig.json",
   // Options here only apply to IDE, build compile options defined in the build tsconfig.json above.
+  "ts-node": {
+    "compilerOptions": {
+      "module": "commonjs"
+    }
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "strictNullChecks": true,
     "checkJs": true,