diff --git a/packages/import-handler/tsconfig.json b/packages/import-handler/tsconfig.json
index 8c12cd3a8..ea8c4d3ef 100644
--- a/packages/import-handler/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/import-handler/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "extends": "./../../tsconfig.json",
+  "ts-node": {  "files": true },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "outDir": "build",
     "rootDir": ".",