diff --git a/templates/common/tsconfig.json b/templates/common/tsconfig.json
index 8e6efd88d..945c917aa 100644
--- a/templates/common/tsconfig.json
+++ b/templates/common/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
     "declaration": false,
     "rootDir": "./src",
     "baseUrl": "./src",
-    "typeRoots": ["./node_modules/@types"]
+    "typeRoots": ["./node_modules/@types"],
+    "resolveJsonModule": true
   },
   "include": ["src", "types"],
   "extends": "@grafana/tsconfig"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}