diff --git a/lib/core.ts b/lib/core.ts
index c67832a5..85f97160 100644
--- a/lib/core.ts
+++ b/lib/core.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { DynamicModule, Provider } from "@nestjs/common";
-import * as Knex_ from "knex";
+import Knex from "knex";
 import { Model } from "objection";
 import {
   KNEX_CONNECTION,
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ import {
   ObjectionModuleOptionsFactory
 } from "./interfaces";
 
-// Workaround due to https://github.com/rollup/rollup/issues/670
-const Knex = Knex_;
-
 export class ObjectionCoreModule {
   public static forRoot(options: ObjectionModuleOptions): DynamicModule {
     const BaseModel = options.Model || Model;
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 66c168a9..7a59e08a 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "compilerOptions": {
+    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
     "experimentalDecorators": true,