diff --git a/babel.config.json b/babel.config.json
index b163059..11d44d1 100644
--- a/babel.config.json
+++ b/babel.config.json
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
       {
         "targets": {
           "node": 14
-        }
+        },
+        "modules": false
       }
     ],
     ["@babel/preset-typescript"
diff --git a/helpers/mu/index.js b/helpers/mu/index.js
index 3f84979..eb041b5 100644
--- a/helpers/mu/index.js
+++ b/helpers/mu/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { app, errorHandler } from './server';
-import sparql from './sparql';
-import { v1 as uuidV1 } from 'uuid';
+import { app, errorHandler } from "./server.js";
+import sparql from "./sparql.js";
+import { v1 as uuidV1 } from "uuid";
 
 // generates a uuid
 const uuid = uuidV1;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const mu = {
   sparqlEscapeDateTime: sparql.sparqlEscapeDateTime,
   sparqlEscapeBool: sparql.sparqlEscapeBool,
   uuid,
-  errorHandler
+  errorHandler,
 };
 
 const SPARQL = mu.SPARQL,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 25fc50b..29931c3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "mu-javascript-template",
   "version": "1.5.0-beta.4",
   "description": "Template for mu services written in JavaScript",
+  "type": "module",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git+https://github.com/mu-semtech/mu-javascript-template.git"
diff --git a/tsconfig-base.json b/tsconfig-base.json
index deda59a..5b2db41 100644
--- a/tsconfig-base.json
+++ b/tsconfig-base.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   
     "compilerOptions": {
       "lib": ["es2020"],
-      "module": "commonjs",
+      "module": "es2020",
       "target": "es2020",
       "allowJs": true,
       "noEmit": true,