diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 2e450f9f1..6fa8c7219 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@
     "target": "es5"
   },
   "include": [
-    "src/**/*.ts"
+    "src/**/*.ts",
+    "api/**/*.ts"
   ],
   "exclude": [
-    "node_modules"
+    "node_modules",
+    "api/node_modules"
   ],
   "compileOnSave": false,
   "atom": {