diff --git a/gulp-less/gulp-less-tests.ts b/gulp-less/gulp-less-tests.ts
index a0671e7665..ba9758649a 100644
--- a/gulp-less/gulp-less-tests.ts
+++ b/gulp-less/gulp-less-tests.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /// <reference path="./gulp-less.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="../gulp/gulp.d.ts" />
 
-import gulp = require("gulp");
-import less = require("gulp-less");
+import * as gulp from "gulp";
+import * as less from "gulp-less";
 
 // Without options
 gulp.task("less", () => {
diff --git a/gulp-less/gulp-less.d.ts b/gulp-less/gulp-less.d.ts
index 84adca370b..8ee0a9b485 100644
--- a/gulp-less/gulp-less.d.ts
+++ b/gulp-less/gulp-less.d.ts
@@ -15,5 +15,7 @@ declare module "gulp-less" {
 
     function less(options?: IOptions): NodeJS.ReadWriteStream;
 
+    namespace less {}
+
     export = less;
 }