diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 2cbcc281..a66e0677 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "allowJs": true,
     "target": "ES5",
-    "outDir": "./dist/"
+    "outDir": "./dist/",
+    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true
   },
   "include": [
     "./lib/**/*"