diff --git a/libraries/grpc-sdk/package.json b/libraries/grpc-sdk/package.json
index 1f4e8a9e2..c4e513c78 100644
--- a/libraries/grpc-sdk/package.json
+++ b/libraries/grpc-sdk/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     "@types/ioredis": "^4.28.10",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.182",
     "@types/node": "14.14.31",
+    "@types/sequelize": "^4.28.14",
     "copyfiles": "^2.4.1",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "ts-proto": "^1.117.0",
diff --git a/libraries/grpc-sdk/src/interfaces/Model.ts b/libraries/grpc-sdk/src/interfaces/Model.ts
index e9a72525e..610da3aa5 100644
--- a/libraries/grpc-sdk/src/interfaces/Model.ts
+++ b/libraries/grpc-sdk/src/interfaces/Model.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { WhereOptions } from 'sequelize';
+import type { WhereOptions } from 'sequelize';
 
 export enum TYPE {
   String = 'String',