diff --git a/ionic-angular/base/src/declarations.d.ts b/ionic-angular/base/src/declarations.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..897fa448c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ionic-angular/base/src/declarations.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+declare var process: { env: { [key: string]: string | undefined; } };
diff --git a/ionic-angular/base/tsconfig.json b/ionic-angular/base/tsconfig.json
index 5d531426d..ce9b78b51 100644
--- a/ionic-angular/base/tsconfig.json
+++ b/ionic-angular/base/tsconfig.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     "module": "es2015",
     "moduleResolution": "node",
     "sourceMap": true,
-    "target": "es5"
+    "target": "es5",
+    "types": []
   },
   "include": [
     "src/**/*.ts"