diff --git a/ts/tsconfig.json b/ts/tsconfig.json
index 4197377e50..7ae95adc9e 100644
--- a/ts/tsconfig.json
+++ b/ts/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "compilerOptions": {
         "target": "es6",
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
         "sourceMap": true,
         "removeComments": true,
         "preserveConstEnums": true,
@@ -12,4 +13,4 @@
     "exclude": [
         "tests"
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}