diff --git a/copyStaticAssets.ts b/copyStaticAssets.ts
index 97348391..9a2736e3 100644
--- a/copyStaticAssets.ts
+++ b/copyStaticAssets.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const shell = require("shelljs");
+import * as shell from "shelljs";
 
 shell.cp("-R", "src/public/js/lib", "dist/public/js/");
 shell.cp("-R", "src/public/fonts", "dist/public/");