diff --git a/packages/utils/src/typescript-installer.ts b/packages/utils/src/typescript-installer.ts
index fc695bebb3..db65bbfb56 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/typescript-installer.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/typescript-installer.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export function typeScriptPath(version: TsVersion, tsLocal: string | undefined):
 
 function installDir(version: TsVersion): string {
   assert(version !== "local");
+  if (version === "next") version = TypeScriptVersion.latest;
   return path.join(installsDir, version);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/utils/test/typescript-installer.test.ts b/packages/utils/test/typescript-installer.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..812058b5a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/utils/test/typescript-installer.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { typeScriptPath } from "../src/typescript-installer";
+import { TypeScriptVersion } from "@definitelytyped/typescript-versions";
+import * as os from "os";
+import * as path from "path";
+
+describe("typeScriptPath", () => {
+  it("maps to temp folder", () => {
+    expect(typeScriptPath("3.4", undefined)).toEqual(
+      path.join(os.homedir(), ".dts", "typescript-installs", "3.4", "node_modules", "typescript")
+    );
+  });
+  it("maps next to latest typescript version", () => {
+    expect(typeScriptPath("next", undefined)).toEqual(
+      path.join(os.homedir(), ".dts", "typescript-installs", TypeScriptVersion.latest, "node_modules", "typescript")
+    );
+  });
+});