diff --git a/packages/waci-pex/tsconfig.json b/packages/waci-pex/tsconfig.json
index f1ea09b35..9b1795feb 100644
--- a/packages/waci-pex/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/waci-pex/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "rootDir": "src",
     "outDir": "dist",
-    "declarationDir": "dist"
+    "declarationDir": "dist",
+    "jsx": "react"
   },
   "references": [{ "path": "../ssi-sdk-core" }]
 }