diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ee20450d0e..792ca7e14b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -355,6 +355,12 @@
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       }
     },
+    "@types/shortid": {
+      "version": "0.0.29",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/shortid/-/shortid-0.0.29.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-gJPuBBam4r8qpjOBCRFLP7/6Dps=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "@types/sinon": {
       "version": "4.3.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/sinon/-/sinon-4.3.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cc50a5d9e0..2ad66b4a64 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
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     "@types/mocha": "^2.2.39",
     "@types/request-promise": "^4.1.42",
+    "@types/shortid": "0.0.29",
     "@types/sinon": "^4.3.1",
     "@types/webpack": "^4.4.24",
     "awesome-typescript-loader": "^3.4.1",