diff --git a/core/core/src/modules.ts b/core/core/src/modules.ts
index 6258f684c..31a2664ee 100644
--- a/core/core/src/modules.ts
+++ b/core/core/src/modules.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ export const dynamicRequire = (filePath: string): any => {
       config: {
         compilerOptions: {
           jsx: ts.JsxEmit.ReactJSX,
-          module: ts.ModuleKind.CommonJS,
         },
       },
     };
@@ -76,6 +75,7 @@ export const dynamicRequire = (filePath: string): any => {
     }
     try {
       config.config.compilerOptions.outDir = tmpFolder;
+      config.config.compilerOptions.module = ts.ModuleKind.CommonJS;
       // moduleResolution option not working
       delete config.config.compilerOptions['moduleResolution'];
       delete config.config.compilerOptions['noEmit'];
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ export const dynamicRequire = (filePath: string): any => {
         ts.sys.writeFile(fileName, data);
       });
       try {
-        const result = esmRequire(jsFilePath);
+        //we are forcing module: commonjs
+        const result = require(jsFilePath);
         return result;
       } catch (e) {
         error(filePath, e);
diff --git a/ui/components/.config/buildtime.js b/ui/components/.config/buildtime.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e2516647..000000000
--- a/ui/components/.config/buildtime.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = {
-  stories: [
-    '../src/**/*.stories.tsx',
-  ],
-};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/components/.config/buildtime.ts b/ui/components/.config/buildtime.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d5efde36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/components/.config/buildtime.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { BuildConfiguration } from '@component-controls/core';
+
+const config: BuildConfiguration = {
+  stories: ['../src/**/*.stories.tsx'],
+};
+
+export default config;