diff --git a/types/franc/franc-tests.ts b/types/franc/franc-tests.ts
index 99cd097844..cb687e1001 100644
--- a/types/franc/franc-tests.ts
+++ b/types/franc/franc-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as detect from 'franc';
+import detect = require('franc');
 
 const testText = 'This is an example sentence';
 const testOptions = {