diff --git a/socket.io-redis/socket.io-redis.d.ts b/socket.io-redis/socket.io-redis.d.ts
index f40647624b..658ea25999 100644
--- a/socket.io-redis/socket.io-redis.d.ts
+++ b/socket.io-redis/socket.io-redis.d.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 
 /// <reference path="../node/node.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="../redis/redis.d.ts" />
-
-import { RedisClient } from 'redis';
+/// <reference path="../socket.io/socket.io.d.ts" />
 
 declare module 'socket.io-redis' {
 	var io: SocketIORedisStatic;
@@ -14,6 +13,8 @@ declare module 'socket.io-redis' {
 	export = io;
 }
 
+import { RedisClient } from 'redis';
+
 interface SocketIORedisStatic {
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new Redis Adapter