diff --git a/types/level-js/index.d.ts b/types/level-js/index.d.ts
index 5bda98c283..fa5341aa62 100644
--- a/types/level-js/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/level-js/index.d.ts
@@ -6,22 +6,23 @@
 
 import { AbstractLevelDOWN, AbstractOptions } from 'abstract-leveldown';
 
-export interface Level extends AbstractLevelDOWN {
-    readonly location: string;
-    readonly prefix: string;
-    readonly version: string | number;
-    destroy(location: string, cb: (err: Error | undefined) => void): void;
-    destroy(location: string, prefix: string, cb: (err: Error | undefined) => void): void;
+interface Level extends AbstractLevelDOWN {
+  readonly location: string;
+  readonly prefix: string;
+  readonly version: string | number;
+  destroy(location: string, cb: (err: Error | undefined) => void): void;
+  destroy(location: string, prefix: string, cb: (err: Error | undefined) => void): void;
 }
 
-export interface LevelOptions {
-    readonly prefix?: string;
-    readonly version?: string | number;
+interface LevelOptions {
+  readonly prefix?: string;
+  readonly version?: string | number;
 }
 
-export interface LevelConstructor {
-    new (location: string, options?: LevelOptions): Level;
-    (location: string, options?: LevelOptions): Level;
+interface LevelConstructor {
+  new (location: string, options?: LevelOptions): Level;
+  (location: string, options?: LevelOptions): Level;
 }
 
-export const Level: LevelConstructor;
+declare const Level: LevelConstructor;
+export = Level;
diff --git a/types/level-js/level-js-tests.ts b/types/level-js/level-js-tests.ts
index 95ded31fa0..71a6789e2d 100644
--- a/types/level-js/level-js-tests.ts
+++ b/types/level-js/level-js-tests.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /// <reference types="node" />
-import { Level } from 'level-js';
+import Level = require('level-js');
 
 const db = Level('bigData');
 const dbClass = new Level('bigData');