diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 18d1f98..1b50f3c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ live(command [, options] [, callback]) => statusCode
 Synchronous usage:
 
 ```js
-const { live } = require('shelljs-live')
+const live = require('shelljs-live')
 
 const statusCode = live(['ps', '-ax']) // live('ps -ax') works too. not recommended
 if (statusCode === 0) {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if (statusCode === 0) {
 Asynchronous usage:
 
 ```js
-const { live } = require('shelljs-live')
+const live = require('shelljs-live')
 
 live(['ps', '-ax'], (statusCode) => {
   if (statusCode === 0) {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ live(command [, options]) => promise
 Usage:
 
 ```js
-const { live } = require('shelljs-live/promise')
+const live = require('shelljs-live/promise')
 
 live(['ps', '-ax']).then(() => {
   console.log('Success')
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ live(['ps', '-ax']).then(() => {
 Or if you want to use `await` and don't care about handling errors:
 
 ```js
-const { live } = require('shelljs-live/promise')
+const live = require('shelljs-live/promise')
 
 await live(['ps', '-ax'])
 console.log('Success')
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 2900f1f..cd3e96c 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,16 @@
 import { SpawnOptions } from 'child_process'
-import * as spawn from 'cross-spawn'
+import spawn from 'cross-spawn'
 import { config } from 'shelljs'
-import { parseCommand, buildErrorMessage } from './utils'
+import { Options, Callback, parseCommand, buildErrorMessage } from './utils'
 
-export type Options = SpawnOptions & { async?: boolean, fatal?: boolean, silent?: boolean }
-export type Callback = (status: number | null) => void
-
-export function live(command: string | string[], options?: Options): number | null
-export function live(command: string | string[], callback: Callback): number | null
-export function live(
+function live(command: string | string[], options?: Options): number | null
+function live(command: string | string[], callback: Callback): number | null
+function live(
   command: string | string[],
   options: Options | undefined,
   callback: Callback,
 ): number | null
-export function live(
+function live(
   command: string | string[],
   optionsOrCallback?: Options | Callback,
   callback?: Callback,
@@ -62,3 +59,5 @@ export function live(
     return status
   }
 }
+
+export = live
diff --git a/src/promise.ts b/src/promise.ts
index 517538a..e073c31 100644
--- a/src/promise.ts
+++ b/src/promise.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { live as origLive, Options } from './'
-import { parseCommand, buildErrorMessage } from './utils'
+import origLive from './'
+import { Options, parseCommand, buildErrorMessage } from './utils'
 
-export function live(command: string | string[], options?: Options): Promise<void> {
+function live(command: string | string[], options?: Options): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     origLive(command, options, (status) => {
       if (status === 0) {
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ export function live(command: string | string[], options?: Options): Promise<voi
   })
 }
 
-export { Options } from './'
+export = live
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 6a3bd1f..08c3886 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import { SpawnOptions } from 'child_process'
+
+export type Options = SpawnOptions & { async?: boolean, fatal?: boolean, silent?: boolean }
+export type Callback = (status: number | null) => void
 
 export function parseCommand(command: string | string[]): [string, string[], boolean] {
   return Array.isArray(command)
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 30516c7..0d93071 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 const yargs = require('yargs/yargs')
 const { hideBin } = require('yargs/helpers')
 const shell = require('shelljs')
-const { live } = require('./dist/index')
-const { live: promiseLive } = require('./dist/promise')
+const live = require('./dist/index')
+const promiseLive = require('./dist/promise')
 
 const argv = yargs(hideBin(process.argv)).argv
 shell.config.silent = Boolean(argv.silent)
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index a972eed..c4c95c6 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     "target": "ES2019",
     "module": "CommonJS",
     "moduleResolution": "Node",
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
     "declaration": true,
     "rootDir": "src",
     "outDir": "dist"