diff --git a/types/raven/index.d.ts b/types/raven/index.d.ts
index 6b6e1c2035..70b8424171 100644
--- a/types/raven/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/raven/index.d.ts
@@ -97,4 +97,3 @@ declare namespace Raven {
 }
 
 export = Raven;
-export as namespace Raven;
diff --git a/types/raven/tsconfig.json b/types/raven/tsconfig.json
index b631d91430..dd41de9142 100644
--- a/types/raven/tsconfig.json
+++ b/types/raven/tsconfig.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         ],
         "noImplicitAny": true,
         "noImplicitThis": true,
-        "strictNullChecks": false,
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
         "baseUrl": "../",
         "typeRoots": [
             "../"