diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3515ea2..b924ed5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
+    "@types/node": {
+      "version": "13.1.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-13.1.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Jg1F+bmxcpENHP23sVKkNuU3uaxPnsBMW0cLjleiikFKomJQbsn0Cqk2yDvQArqzZN6ABfBkZ0To7pQ8sLdWDg==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "ajv": {
       "version": "6.10.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ajv/-/ajv-6.10.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6ff7dc0..4d63987 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "winston": "^3.2.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^13.1.6",
     "mocha": "^6.2.2",
     "typescript": "^3.7.4"
   }
diff --git a/scripts/run_development_local.sh b/scripts/run_development_local.sh
index 0228e31..b2db88f 100755
--- a/scripts/run_development_local.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_development_local.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ echo "LOCAL_DEVELOPMENT_"$(cat build.info) > build.info
 export NODE_ENV=development
 export LOG_LEVEL=debug
 
+npm run build
+
 ./entrypoint.sh run
 
 rm build.info
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.ts
similarity index 76%
rename from src/config.js
rename to src/config.ts
index 2002dc5..eb717a4 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ let { logger } = require('./logging');
 
 let loadedConfigs = new Map();
 
-function sanitizeConfig(config, fields = []) {
+function sanitizeConfig(config: any, fields = []) : any {
     let clonedConfig = { ...config };
     fields.forEach((field) => {
         clonedConfig[field] = '******'
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function sanitizeConfig(config, fields = []) {
     return clonedConfig;
 }
 
-function getConfig(configFile, sanitizedFields = [], reload = false) {
+function getConfig(configFile: String, sanitizedFields: Array<String> = [], reload: Boolean = false) : any {
     if (loadedConfigs.has(configFile) && !reload) {
         return loadedConfigs.get(configFile);
     } else {
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ function getConfig(configFile, sanitizedFields = [], reload = false) {
     }
 }
 
-exports.getConfig = getConfig;
-exports.sanitizeConfig = sanitizeConfig;
\ No newline at end of file
+export { getConfig };
+export { sanitizeConfig };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/logging.js b/src/logging.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from src/logging.js
rename to src/logging.ts
index ddb9f3d..e2bff62 100644
--- a/src/logging.js
+++ b/src/logging.ts
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ if ('LOG_LEVEL' in process.env) {
     logger.level = process.env.LOG_LEVEL
 }
 
-exports.logger = logger;
\ No newline at end of file
+export { logger };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/message.js b/src/message.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 01b25e0..0000000
--- a/src/message.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-let showdown = require('showdown');
-
-let converter = new showdown.Converter();
-
-let messageTypes = {
-    TEXT: 'm.text',
-    NOTICE: 'm.notice'
-}
-
-function createBasicMessage(body, msgtype = messageTypes.TEXT) {
-    return {
-        "body": body,
-        "msgtype": msgtype
-    };
-}
-
-function createMarkdownMessage(body, markdown, msgtype = messageTypes.TEXT) {
-    return {
-        "body": body,
-        "msgtype": msgtype,
-        "format": "org.matrix.custom.html",
-        "formatted_body": converter.makeHtml(markdown)
-    };
-}
-
-exports.types = messageTypes;
-exports.createBasic = createBasicMessage;
-exports.createMarkdown = createMarkdownMessage;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/message.ts b/src/message.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88952fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/message.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+let showdown = require('showdown');
+
+let converter = new showdown.Converter();
+
+enum MessageTypes {
+    TEXT = 'm.text',
+    NOTICE = 'm.notice'
+}
+
+function createBasicMessage(body: String, msgtype: MessageTypes = MessageTypes.TEXT) {
+    return {
+        "body": body,
+        "msgtype": msgtype
+    };
+}
+
+function createMarkdownMessage(body: String, markdown: String, msgtype: MessageTypes = MessageTypes.TEXT) {
+    return {
+        "body": body,
+        "msgtype": msgtype,
+        "format": "org.matrix.custom.html",
+        "formatted_body": converter.makeHtml(markdown)
+    };
+}
+
+export { MessageTypes as types };
+export { createBasicMessage as createBasic };
+export { createMarkdownMessage as createMarkdown };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 3b14de4..3c91846 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         "outDir": "./dist",
         "allowJs": true,
         "target": "ES2015",
+        "module": "CommonJS",
         "typeRoots": [
             "node_modules/@types"
         ]