diff --git a/apps/api/tsconfig.app.json b/apps/api/tsconfig.app.json
index a0c17b4fa..655120714 100644
--- a/apps/api/tsconfig.app.json
+++ b/apps/api/tsconfig.app.json
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
     "outDir": "../../dist/out-tsc",
     "types": ["node"],
     "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
-    "target": "es2021"
+    "target": "es2021",
+    "module": "commonjs"
   },
   "exclude": ["**/*.spec.ts", "**/*.test.ts", "jest.config.ts"],
   "include": ["**/*.ts"]