diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a5f4d5e7..054db07d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     "resin-lint": "^1.5.0",
     "rewire": "^3.0.2",
     "ts-node": "^4.0.1",
-    "typescript": "2.4.0"
+    "typescript": "2.8.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@resin.io/valid-email": "^0.1.0",
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 422de22a..17a789a5 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 		"target": "es5",
 		"outDir": "build",
 		"strict": true,
+		"strictPropertyInitialization": false,
 		"noUnusedLocals": true,
 		"noUnusedParameters": true,
 		"preserveConstEnums": true,