diff --git a/src/__tests__/clients/db/PatientRepository.test.ts b/src/__tests__/clients/db/PatientRepository.test.ts
index 6d24adcb2a..1aa405e332 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/clients/db/PatientRepository.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/clients/db/PatientRepository.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { patients } from 'config/pouchdb'
 import PatientRepository from 'clients/db/PatientRepository'
 import Patient from 'model/Patient'
-import * as shortid from 'shortid'
+import shortid from 'shortid'
 import { getTime, isAfter } from 'date-fns'
 
 const uuidV4Regex = /^[A-F\d]{8}-[A-F\d]{4}-4[A-F\d]{3}-[89AB][A-F\d]{3}-[A-F\d]{12}$/i
diff --git a/src/clients/db/PatientRepository.ts b/src/clients/db/PatientRepository.ts
index 932b78b666..5fb5937ed0 100644
--- a/src/clients/db/PatientRepository.ts
+++ b/src/clients/db/PatientRepository.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as shortid from 'shortid'
+import shortid from 'shortid'
 import Patient from '../../model/Patient'
 import Repository from './Repository'
 import { patients } from '../../config/pouchdb'