diff --git a/packages/ext-react-modern-typescript-boilerplate/package.json b/packages/ext-react-modern-typescript-boilerplate/package.json
index c2b72422..59340bbc 100644
--- a/packages/ext-react-modern-typescript-boilerplate/package.json
+++ b/packages/ext-react-modern-typescript-boilerplate/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
     "prop-types": "^15.6.2",
     "react": "~16.6.3",
     "react-dom": "~16.6.3",
-    "react-router-dom": "^4.3.1"
+    "react-router-dom": "^4.3.1",
+    "@types/node": "^10.12.15"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.1.6",
diff --git a/packages/ext-react-modern-typescript-boilerplate/tsconfig.json b/packages/ext-react-modern-typescript-boilerplate/tsconfig.json
index bb23c99a..6e6ecdea 100644
--- a/packages/ext-react-modern-typescript-boilerplate/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/ext-react-modern-typescript-boilerplate/tsconfig.json
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
       "es6",
       "es7",
       "dom"
+    ],
+    "types": [
+      "node"
     ]
   },
   "include": [