diff --git a/config/config-tests.ts b/config/config-tests.ts
index 2f53b76d6..9525a582e 100644
--- a/config/config-tests.ts
+++ b/config/config-tests.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /// <reference path="config.d.ts" />
 
-import config = require('config');
+import * as config from "config";
+
+var class1: config.IConfig = config;
 
 var value1: string = config.get<string>("");
 var value2: any = config.get("");
diff --git a/config/config.d.ts b/config/config.d.ts
index c37eddae9..939d1f3e5 100644
--- a/config/config.d.ts
+++ b/config/config.d.ts
@@ -4,31 +4,41 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 declare module "config" {
-	// see https://github.com/lorenwest/node-config/wiki/Using-Config-Utilities
-	interface IUtil {
-		// Extend an object (and any object it contains) with one or more objects (and objects contained in them).
-		extendDeep(mergeInto: any, mergeFrom: any, depth?: number): any;
 
-		// Return a deep copy of the specified object.
-		cloneDeep(copyFrom: any, depth?: number): any;
+    var c: c.IConfig;
 
-		// Return true if two objects have equal contents.
-		equalsDeep(object1: any, object2: any, dept?: number): boolean;
+    module c {
 
-		// Returns an object containing all elements that differ between two objects.
-		diffDeep(object1: any, object2: any, depth?: number): any;
+			// see https://github.com/lorenwest/node-config/wiki/Using-Config-Utilities
+			interface IUtil {
+				// Extend an object (and any object it contains) with one or more objects (and objects contained in them).
+				extendDeep(mergeInto: any, mergeFrom: any, depth?: number): any;
 
-		// Make a javascript object property immutable (assuring it cannot be changed from the current value).
-		makeImmutable(object: any, propertyName?: string, propertyValue?: string): any;
+				// Return a deep copy of the specified object.
+				cloneDeep(copyFrom: any, depth?: number): any;
 
-		// Make an object property hidden so it doesn't appear when enumerating elements of the object.
-		makeHidden(object: any, propertyName: string, propertyValue?: string): any;
+				// Return true if two objects have equal contents.
+				equalsDeep(object1: any, object2: any, dept?: number): boolean;
 
-		// Get the current value of a config environment variable
-		getEnv(varName: string): string;
-	}
+				// Returns an object containing all elements that differ between two objects.
+				diffDeep(object1: any, object2: any, depth?: number): any;
 
-	export function get<T>(setting: string): T;
-	export function has(setting: string): boolean;
-	export var util: IUtil;
+				// Make a javascript object property immutable (assuring it cannot be changed from the current value).
+				makeImmutable(object: any, propertyName?: string, propertyValue?: string): any;
+
+				// Make an object property hidden so it doesn't appear when enumerating elements of the object.
+				makeHidden(object: any, propertyName: string, propertyValue?: string): any;
+
+				// Get the current value of a config environment variable
+				getEnv(varName: string): string;
+			}
+
+			interface IConfig {
+					get<T>(setting: string): T;
+					has(setting: string): boolean;
+					util: IUtil;
+			}
+		}
+
+    export = c;
 }