diff --git a/backend/tsconfig.json b/backend/tsconfig.json
index 3f39693a0..8189ff0e0 100644
--- a/backend/tsconfig.json
+++ b/backend/tsconfig.json
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
   "ts-node": {
     "files": true
   },
-  "files": ["./src/types/types.d.ts"],
-  "include": ["./src/**/*", "../shared-types/**/*.d.ts"],
+  "files": ["./src/types/types.d.ts", "../shared-types/types.d.ts"],
+  "include": ["./src/**/*"],
   "exclude": [
     "node_modules",
     "build",