diff --git a/types/vara/index.d.ts b/types/vara/index.d.ts
index da9b7a873c..3ffe9c1590 100644
--- a/types/vara/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/vara/index.d.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * however they will not override the options set above.
  * They will work as secondary options.
  */
-export interface TextProperties {
+interface TextProperties {
     /**
      * Size of the text
      */
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export interface TextProperties {
     letterSpacing?: number;
 }
 
-export interface TextStep extends TextProperties {
+interface TextStep extends TextProperties {
     /**
      * Text to be shown
      */
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export interface TextStep extends TextProperties {
     delay?: number;
 }
 
-export interface TextElements {
+interface TextElements {
     /**
      * Array of svg g elements, each representing a letter
      */
@@ -91,9 +91,11 @@ export interface TextElements {
     container: SVGGElement;
 }
 
-export default class Vara {
-    constructor(queryDom: string, fontJSONSource: string,
-        textStep: TextStep[], textGlobals?: TextProperties);
+declare class VaraType {
+    constructor(queryDom: string,
+        fontJSONSource: string,
+        textStep: TextStep[],
+        textGlobals?: TextProperties);
 
     /**
      * Is used to execute a function when the font is loaded and the elements are created.
@@ -153,3 +155,8 @@ export default class Vara {
 
     setPosition(element: SVGGElement, obj: { x?: number; y?: number }, relative?: { x: boolean; y: boolean; }): void;
 }
+
+declare const Vara: typeof VaraType;
+
+export = Vara;
+export as namespace Vara;
diff --git a/types/vara/vara-tests.ts b/types/vara/vara-tests.ts
index 4c76973292..b7f35dc341 100644
--- a/types/vara/vara-tests.ts
+++ b/types/vara/vara-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import Vara from 'vara';
+import Vara = require('vara');
+import * as Vara2 from 'vara';
 
 const vara = new Vara('#root', 'font.json', [
     {
@@ -35,8 +36,10 @@ const vara = new Vara('#root', 'font.json', [
     }
 );
 
+const vara2 = new Vara2('#root', 'font.json', []);
+
 // $ExpectType void
-vara.ready(() => {});
+vara.ready(() => { });
 
 // $ExpectType false | TextElements
 vara.get(0);
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ vara.draw(0);
 vara.draw(0, 1000);
 
 // $ExpectType void
-vara.animationEnd((id, group) => {});
+vara.animationEnd((id, group) => { });
 
 // $ExpectType void
 vara.playAll();