diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 19ce4b3106..194d612eb1 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
     "paths": {
       "@daffodil/*": [
         "dist/*"
-      ],
-    }
+      ]
+    },
+    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true
   },
   "exclude": [
     "node_modules",