diff --git a/types/react-avatar-editor/index.d.ts b/types/react-avatar-editor/index.d.ts
index a3bbf49f3b..9f9ede1ea3 100644
--- a/types/react-avatar-editor/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-avatar-editor/index.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Type definitions for react-avatar-editor 10.3
 // Project: https://github.com/mosch/react-avatar-editor
 // Definitions by: Diogo Corrêa <https://github.com/diogocorrea>
+//                 Gabriel Prates <https://github.com/gabsprates>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 // TypeScript Version: 2.6
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ export interface AvatarEditorProps {
 }
 
 export default class AvatarEditor extends React.Component<AvatarEditorProps, any> {
-    static getImage(): HTMLCanvasElement;
-    static getImageScaledToCanvas(): HTMLCanvasElement;
-    static getCroppingRect(): CroppedRect;
+    getImage(): HTMLCanvasElement;
+    getImageScaledToCanvas(): HTMLCanvasElement;
+    getCroppingRect(): CroppedRect;
 }
diff --git a/types/react-avatar-editor/react-avatar-editor-tests.tsx b/types/react-avatar-editor/react-avatar-editor-tests.tsx
index 063d083f3f..3abf24aae3 100644
--- a/types/react-avatar-editor/react-avatar-editor-tests.tsx
+++ b/types/react-avatar-editor/react-avatar-editor-tests.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ const imageState: ImageState = {
 };
 
 class AvatarEditorTest extends React.Component {
+    avatar: AvatarEditor;
+
+    test() {
+        const getImage: HTMLCanvasElement = this.avatar.getImage();
+        const getImageScaledToCanvas: HTMLCanvasElement = this.avatar.getImageScaledToCanvas();
+        const getCroppingRect: CroppedRect = this.avatar.getCroppingRect();
+    }
+
     render() {
         return (
             <div>
@@ -37,11 +45,13 @@ class AvatarEditorTest extends React.Component {
                 <AvatarEditor image="" onMouseMove={event => {}} />
                 <AvatarEditor image="" onImageChange={() => {}} />
                 <AvatarEditor image="" onPositionChange={() => {}} />
+                <AvatarEditor
+                    image=""
+                    ref={ref => {
+                        this.avatar = ref!;
+                    }}
+                />
             </div>
         );
     }
 }
-
-const getImage: HTMLCanvasElement = AvatarEditor.getImage();
-const getImageScaledToCanvas: HTMLCanvasElement = AvatarEditor.getImageScaledToCanvas();
-const getCroppingRect: CroppedRect = AvatarEditor.getCroppingRect();