diff --git a/cheerio/cheerio-tests.ts b/cheerio/cheerio-tests.ts
index 2f7b9f948..cb74619d4 100644
--- a/cheerio/cheerio-tests.ts
+++ b/cheerio/cheerio-tests.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /// <reference path="cheerio.d.ts" />
 
-import cheerio from 'cheerio';
+import * as cheerio from 'cheerio';
 
 /*
  * LOADING
diff --git a/cheerio/cheerio.d.ts b/cheerio/cheerio.d.ts
index 57d526d1b..3b5b998d9 100644
--- a/cheerio/cheerio.d.ts
+++ b/cheerio/cheerio.d.ts
@@ -262,5 +262,5 @@ interface CheerioAPI extends CheerioSelector {
 declare var cheerio:CheerioAPI;
 
 declare module "cheerio" {
-    export default cheerio;
+    export = cheerio;
 }