diff --git a/assets/copy/build.js b/assets/copy/build.js
index cce4fdd..5666821 100644
--- a/assets/copy/build.js
+++ b/assets/copy/build.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ let optsClient = {
     minify: deploy,
     sourcemap: watch ? "inline" : false,
     watch,
+    tsconfig: "./tsconfig.json",
     plugins: [
         importGlobPlugin(),
         sveltePlugin({
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ let optsServer = {
     logLevel: "info",
     sourcemap: watch ? "inline" : false,
     watch,
+    tsconfig: "./tsconfig.json",
     plugins: [
         importGlobPlugin(),
         sveltePlugin({
diff --git a/assets/copy/tsconfig.json b/assets/copy/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a60267
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/copy/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "types": ["node"],
+        "baseUrl": ".",
+        "paths": {
+            "$lib": ["svelte"],
+            "$lib/*": ["svelte/*"]
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/example_project/assets/build.js b/example_project/assets/build.js
index cce4fdd..5666821 100644
--- a/example_project/assets/build.js
+++ b/example_project/assets/build.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ let optsClient = {
     minify: deploy,
     sourcemap: watch ? "inline" : false,
     watch,
+    tsconfig: "./tsconfig.json",
     plugins: [
         importGlobPlugin(),
         sveltePlugin({
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ let optsServer = {
     logLevel: "info",
     sourcemap: watch ? "inline" : false,
     watch,
+    tsconfig: "./tsconfig.json",
     plugins: [
         importGlobPlugin(),
         sveltePlugin({
diff --git a/example_project/assets/tsconfig.json b/example_project/assets/tsconfig.json
index 938d628..1a60267 100644
--- a/example_project/assets/tsconfig.json
+++ b/example_project/assets/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 {
     "compilerOptions": {
-        "types": ["node"]
+        "types": ["node"],
+        "baseUrl": ".",
+        "paths": {
+            "$lib": ["svelte"],
+            "$lib/*": ["svelte/*"]
+        }
     }
 }