diff --git a/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/recursion/src/recursion/index.ts b/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/recursion/src/recursion/index.ts
index 6bb2dc6889..052b3ca718 100644
--- a/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/recursion/src/recursion/index.ts
+++ b/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/recursion/src/recursion/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { call, IDL, Principal, query, trap, update } from 'azle';
 
-import { MyCanister as MyFullCanister } from '../recursive_canister';
+import { MyCanister as MyFullCanister } from '../recursive_canister/types';
 
 // These are the types that can be recursive
 // Record
diff --git a/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/recursion/src/recursive_canister/index.ts b/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/recursion/src/recursive_canister/index.ts
index c05c70e217..67e72a38ad 100644
--- a/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/recursion/src/recursive_canister/index.ts
+++ b/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/recursion/src/recursive_canister/index.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-import { IDL, init, Principal, query } from 'azle';
+import { IDL, init, query } from 'azle';
 
-let myMessage = '';
+import { MyCanister } from './types';
 
-export const MyCanister = IDL.Rec();
-MyCanister.fill(
-    IDL.Service({
-        myQuery: IDL.Func([MyCanister], [MyCanister], ['query']),
-        getMessage: IDL.Func([], [IDL.Text], ['query'])
-    })
-);
-export type MyCanister = Principal;
+let myMessage = '';
 
 export default class {
     @init([IDL.Text])
diff --git a/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/recursion/src/recursive_canister/types.ts b/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/recursion/src/recursive_canister/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d74bb71314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/recursion/src/recursive_canister/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { IDL, Principal } from 'azle';
+
+export const MyCanister = IDL.Rec();
+MyCanister.fill(
+    IDL.Service({
+        myQuery: IDL.Func([MyCanister], [MyCanister], ['query']),
+        getMessage: IDL.Func([], [IDL.Text], ['query'])
+    })
+);
+export type MyCanister = Principal;