diff --git a/react-modal/react-modal-tests.tsx b/react-modal/react-modal-tests.tsx
index 9a9814930d..40fc2a637e 100644
--- a/react-modal/react-modal-tests.tsx
+++ b/react-modal/react-modal-tests.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /// <reference path="./react-modal.d.ts"/>
 
 import * as React from "react";
-import ReactModal from 'react-modal';
+import * as ReactModal from 'react-modal';
 
 class ExampleOfUsingReactModal extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
   render() {
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ class ExampleOfUsingReactModal extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
       </ReactModal>
     );
   }
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/react-modal/react-modal.d.ts b/react-modal/react-modal.d.ts
index 2f2d0403d2..2aac95eacb 100644
--- a/react-modal/react-modal.d.ts
+++ b/react-modal/react-modal.d.ts
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ declare module "react-modal" {
         shouldCloseOnOverlayClick?: boolean
     }
     let ReactModal: __React.ClassicComponentClass<ReactModal>;
-    export default ReactModal;
+    export = ReactModal;
 }