diff --git a/lib/TokenManager.ts b/lib/TokenManager.ts
index cfd1c239c..c9d517d3e 100644
--- a/lib/TokenManager.ts
+++ b/lib/TokenManager.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  */
+
+import EventEmitter from 'tiny-emitter';
 import { removeNils, clone } from './util';
 import { AuthSdkError } from './errors';
 import { isRefreshTokenError, validateToken  } from './oidc/util';
@@ -17,7 +19,6 @@ import { isLocalhost, isIE11OrLess } from './features';
 import { TOKEN_STORAGE_NAME } from './constants';
 import SdkClock from './clock';
 import {
-  EventEmitter,
   Token, 
   Tokens, 
   TokenType, 
diff --git a/lib/types/index.ts b/lib/types/index.ts
index a008c49f3..e5d1f75be 100644
--- a/lib/types/index.ts
+++ b/lib/types/index.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 export * from './api';
 export * from './AuthState';
-export * from './EventEmitter';
 export * from './Transaction';
 export * from './Cookies';
 export * from './http';
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 0f158bac1..ad2c34881 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "outDir": "./build",
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "rootDir": "./",
     "baseUrl": "./"