diff --git a/backend/api/tsconfig.json b/backend/api/tsconfig.json
index 2e1432cc..4b270692 100644
--- a/backend/api/tsconfig.json
+++ b/backend/api/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "sourceMap": true,
     "strict": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
     "target": "esnext",
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "jsx": "react-jsx",