diff --git a/i18next/i18next.d.ts b/i18next/i18next.d.ts
index f9ea5fb423..b82456dd85 100644
--- a/i18next/i18next.d.ts
+++ b/i18next/i18next.d.ts
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ interface I18nextStatic {
         toLanguages(language: string): string[];
         regexEscape(str: string): string;
     };
-    init(callback?: (t: (key: string, options?: any) => string) => void ): JQueryDeferred;
-    init(options?: I18nextOptions, callback?: (t: (key: string, options?: any) => string) => void ): JQueryDeferred;
+    init(callback?: (t: (key: string, options?: any) => string) => void ): JQueryDeferred<any>;
+    init(options?: I18nextOptions, callback?: (t: (key: string, options?: any) => string) => void ): JQueryDeferred<any>;
     lng(): string;
     loadNamespace(namespace: string, callback?: () => void ): void;
     loadNamespaces(namespaces: string[], callback?: () => void ): void;
@@ -124,4 +124,4 @@ interface JQuery {
     i18n: (options?: I18nextOptions) => void;
 }
 
-declare var i18next: I18nextStatic;
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+declare var i18next: I18nextStatic;