diff --git a/dojo/dijit.d.ts b/dojo/dijit.d.ts
index 33144b9da..0bb2ab67d 100644
--- a/dojo/dijit.d.ts
+++ b/dojo/dijit.d.ts
@@ -34291,7 +34291,7 @@ declare module dijit {
          * 
          * @param id             
          */
-        byId(id: String): any;
+        byId(id: String): dijit._WidgetBase;
         /**
          * A synthetic clone of array.every acting explicitly on this WidgetSet
          * 
@@ -105714,14 +105714,14 @@ declare module dijit {
              * 
              * @param id             
              */
-            byId(id: String): String;
+            byId(id: String): dijit._WidgetBase;
             /**
              * Find a widget by it's id.
              * If passed a widget then just returns the widget.
              * 
              * @param id             
              */
-            byId(id: dijit._WidgetBase): String;
+            byId(id: dijit._WidgetBase): dijit._WidgetBase;
             /**
              * Returns the widget corresponding to the given DOMNode
              * 
@@ -105956,14 +105956,14 @@ declare module dijit {
          * 
          * @param id             
          */
-        byId(id: String): String;
+        byId(id: String): dijit._WidgetBase;
         /**
          * Find a widget by it's id.
          * If passed a widget then just returns the widget.
          * 
          * @param id             
          */
-        byId(id: dijit._WidgetBase): String;
+        byId(id: dijit._WidgetBase): dijit._WidgetBase;
         /**
          * Returns the widget corresponding to the given DOMNode
          *