diff --git a/.flowconfig b/.flowconfig
index c3aa04800c9fab..006edf715f7c0d 100644
--- a/.flowconfig
+++ b/.flowconfig
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ suppress_comment=\\(.\\|\n\\)*\\$FlowIssue\\((\\(<VERSION>\\)? *\\(site=[a-z,_]*
 suppress_comment=\\(.\\|\n\\)*\\$FlowExpectedError
 
 experimental.well_formed_exports=true
-experimental.well_formed_exports.whitelist=<PROJECT_ROOT>
+experimental.types_first=true
 
 [lints]
 sketchy-null-number=warn
diff --git a/.flowconfig.android b/.flowconfig.android
index 888cc6d5a921d7..ec9ae845fa1f92 100644
--- a/.flowconfig.android
+++ b/.flowconfig.android
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ suppress_comment=\\(.\\|\n\\)*\\$FlowIssue\\((\\(<VERSION>\\)? *\\(site=[a-z,_]*
 suppress_comment=\\(.\\|\n\\)*\\$FlowExpectedError
 
 experimental.well_formed_exports=true
-experimental.well_formed_exports.whitelist=<PROJECT_ROOT>
+experimental.types_first=true
 
 [lints]
 sketchy-null-number=warn
diff --git a/template/_flowconfig b/template/_flowconfig
index 1b13744c68692a..30c46340f00780 100644
--- a/template/_flowconfig
+++ b/template/_flowconfig
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ suppress_comment=\\(.\\|\n\\)*\\$FlowFixMe\\($\\|[^(]\\|(\\(<VERSION>\\)? *\\(si
 suppress_comment=\\(.\\|\n\\)*\\$FlowIssue\\((\\(<VERSION>\\)? *\\(site=[a-z,_]*react_native\\(_ios\\)?_\\(oss\\|fb\\)[a-z,_]*\\)?)\\)?:? #[0-9]+
 suppress_comment=\\(.\\|\n\\)*\\$FlowExpectedError
 
+experimental.well_formed_exports=true
+experimental.types_first=true
+
 [lints]
 sketchy-null-number=warn
 sketchy-null-mixed=warn