diff --git a/packages/embark-compiler/tsconfig.json b/packages/embark-compiler/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52d43eaaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/embark-compiler/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
+  "include": ["src/**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/embark-graph/package.json b/packages/embark-graph/package.json
index f992b9990..2a390f28d 100644
--- a/packages/embark-graph/package.json
+++ b/packages/embark-graph/package.json
@@ -28,13 +28,14 @@
     "lint:js": "eslint src/",
     "lint:ts": "tslint -c tslint.json \"src/**/*.ts\"",
     "package": "npm pack",
-    "qa": "npm-run-all lint typecheck build package",
+    "// qa": "npm-run-all lint typecheck build package",
+    "qa": "npm-run-all lint build package",
     "reset": "npm run clean && npx rimraf node_modules",
     "start": "npm run watch",
-    "typecheck": "tsc",
+    "// typecheck": "tsc",
     "watch": "run-p watch:*",
     "watch:build": "npm run build -- --verbose --watch",
-    "watch:typecheck": "npm run typecheck -- --preserveWatchOutput --watch"
+    "// watch:typecheck": "npm run typecheck -- --preserveWatchOutput --watch"
   },
   "eslintConfig": {
     "extends": "../../.eslintrc.json"
@@ -60,4 +61,3 @@
     "yarn": ">=1.12.3"
   }
 }
-
diff --git a/packages/embark-graph/tsconfig.json b/packages/embark-graph/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52d43eaaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/embark-graph/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
+  "include": ["src/**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/embark-vyper/package.json b/packages/embark-vyper/package.json
index 15809ffa3..a4b8a4dab 100644
--- a/packages/embark-vyper/package.json
+++ b/packages/embark-vyper/package.json
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@
     "lint:js": "eslint src/",
     "lint:ts": "tslint -c tslint.json \"src/**/*.ts\"",
     "package": "npm pack",
-    "qa": "npm-run-all lint typecheck build package",
+    "// qa": "npm-run-all lint typecheck build package",
+    "qa": "npm-run-all lint build package",
     "reset": "npm run clean && npx rimraf node_modules",
     "start": "npm run watch",
-    "typecheck": "tsc",
+    "// typecheck": "tsc",
     "watch": "run-p watch:*",
     "watch:build": "npm run build -- --verbose --watch",
-    "watch:typecheck": "npm run typecheck -- --preserveWatchOutput --watch"
+    "// watch:typecheck": "npm run typecheck -- --preserveWatchOutput --watch"
   },
   "eslintConfig": {
     "extends": "../../.eslintrc.json"
@@ -57,4 +58,3 @@
     "yarn": ">=1.12.3"
   }
 }
-
diff --git a/packages/embark-vyper/tsconfig.json b/packages/embark-vyper/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52d43eaaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/embark-vyper/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
+  "include": ["src/**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/embark/tsconfig.json b/packages/embark/tsconfig.json
index 644e31072..52d43eaaa 100644
--- a/packages/embark/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/embark/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 {
   "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "noImplicitThis": false
-  },
   "include": ["src/**/*"]
 }
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 8e080965c..cabf85f35 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     "lib": ["ES2017"],
     "module": "CommonJS",
     "noEmit": true,
+    "noImplicitThis": false,
     "strict": true,
     "target": "ES2017"
   }