diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-typescript/tsconfig.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-typescript/tsconfig.json
index 4cc0e0d73b..deb12b4a50 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-typescript/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-typescript/tsconfig.json
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "types": ["node", "mocha"],
     "esModuleInterop": true,
-    "preserveSymlinks": true
+    "preserveSymlinks": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true
+
   },
   "exclude": [
     "./.meteor/**",