diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index df61c009e5d..ff8dd9d513f 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
         "esModuleInterop": true,
         "paths": {
             "primeng/*": ["src/app/components/*/public_api"]
-        }
+        },
+        "types": ["node"]
     },
     "angularCompilerOptions": {
         "enableI18nLegacyMessageIdFormat": false,
diff --git a/tsconfig.spec.json b/tsconfig.spec.json
index d2462f52619..96b7c58d68a 100755
--- a/tsconfig.spec.json
+++ b/tsconfig.spec.json
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     "compilerOptions": {
       "outDir": "./out-tsc/spec",
       "types": [
-        "jasmine"
+        "jasmine",
+        "node"
       ],
       "resolveJsonModule": true,
       "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true