diff --git a/phone/index.d.ts b/phone/index.d.ts
index 4814691de8..f3bcb7576a 100644
--- a/phone/index.d.ts
+++ b/phone/index.d.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 // Definitions by: Hagai Cohen <https://github.com/DxCx>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 
-export default function phone(phoneNumber: string, countryCode?: string): Array<string>;
+declare function phone(phoneNumber: string, countryCode?: string): Array<string>;
+export = phone;
diff --git a/phone/phone-tests.ts b/phone/phone-tests.ts
index bc0eb7de6f..96f9984025 100644
--- a/phone/phone-tests.ts
+++ b/phone/phone-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import phone from 'phone';
+import phone = require('phone');
 
 phone('+852 6569-8900'); // return ['+85265698900', 'HKG']
 phone('(817) 569-8900'); // return ['+18175698900, 'USA']