diff --git a/lib/cli/tsconfig.json b/lib/cli/tsconfig.json
index e707408ea783..c4caedc9774d 100644
--- a/lib/cli/tsconfig.json
+++ b/lib/cli/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
   "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "rootDir": "./src",
-    "types": ["node", "jest"]
+    "types": ["node", "jest"],
+    "strict": false,
+    "strictNullChecks": false
   },
   "include": ["src/**/*"],
   "exclude": ["src/**/template*"]