diff --git a/node-webkit/node-webkit-tests.ts b/node-webkit/node-webkit-tests.ts
index da10f2901c..ba53c3fc4f 100644
--- a/node-webkit/node-webkit-tests.ts
+++ b/node-webkit/node-webkit-tests.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 ///<reference path="../node/node.d.ts"/>
 ///<reference path="node-webkit.d.ts"/>
+
 // Load native UI library
-var gui: typeof nw.gui;
+// See docs: https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit/wiki/Shell
+import gui = require("nw.gui");
 
 
 /* WINDOW */
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ var gui: typeof nw.gui;
 
 /* MENU ITEM */
 
-    var itemc:nw.gui.MenuItem;
+    var itemc:gui.MenuItem;
 
     // Create a separator
     itemc = new gui.MenuItem({ type: 'separator' });
diff --git a/node-webkit/node-webkit.d.ts b/node-webkit/node-webkit.d.ts
index 92afbff2dd..78c9dd3f0f 100644
--- a/node-webkit/node-webkit.d.ts
+++ b/node-webkit/node-webkit.d.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // Definitions by: Pedro Casaubon <https://github.com/xperiments>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
-declare module nw.gui {
+declare module "nw.gui" {
 
     interface IEventEmitter {
         addListener(event: string, listener: Function): EventEmitter;