diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6f51aca8..143fc848 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@
     "rimraf": "^2.6.1",
     "semver": "^5.1.0",
     "shelljs": "^0.7.7",
-    "shx": "^0.2.2"
+    "shx": "^0.2.2",
+    "@types/node": "^4.0.35"
   },
   "rnpm": {
     "ios": {
diff --git a/tests/package.json b/tests/package.json
index d537accb..22550b1c 100644
--- a/tests/package.json
+++ b/tests/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "typescript": "^2.5.2"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "check-typescript" : "tsc --noEmit --alwaysStrict ./../lib/index.d.ts",
+    "check-typescript" : "tsc --types --noEmit --alwaysStrict ./../lib/index.d.ts",
     "js-tests" : "jasmine spec/unit_tests.js",
     "test": "npm run check-typescript && npm run js-tests"
   }