diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/01.console-echo/tsconfig.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/01.console-echo/tsconfig.json
index 73fe89d187..693c9d0217 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/01.console-echo/tsconfig.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/01.console-echo/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "sourceMap": true,
     "strict": true,
     "incremental": true,
-    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo"
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo",
+    "esModuleInterop": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/tsconfig.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/tsconfig.json
index 556cc10836..a0ed59671a 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/tsconfig.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/02.echo-bot/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "rootDir": "./src",
     "sourceMap": true,
     "incremental": true,
-    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo"
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo",
+    "esModuleInterop": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/tsconfig.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/tsconfig.json
index 556cc10836..a0ed59671a 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/tsconfig.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/03.welcome-users/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "rootDir": "./src",
     "sourceMap": true,
     "incremental": true,
-    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo"
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo",
+    "esModuleInterop": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/tsconfig.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/tsconfig.json
index 556cc10836..a0ed59671a 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/tsconfig.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/05.multi-turn-prompt/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "rootDir": "./src",
     "sourceMap": true,
     "incremental": true,
-    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo"
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo",
+    "esModuleInterop": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/tsconfig.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/tsconfig.json
index 3fa2e8df4a..be05d48acf 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/tsconfig.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/13.core-bot/tsconfig.json
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
     "sourceMap": true,
     "incremental": true,
     "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo",
+    "esModuleInterop": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/tsconfig.json b/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/tsconfig.json
index 556cc10836..a0ed59671a 100644
--- a/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/tsconfig.json
+++ b/samples/typescript_nodejs/16.proactive-messages/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "rootDir": "./src",
     "sourceMap": true,
     "incremental": true,
-    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo"
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./lib/.tsbuildinfo",
+    "esModuleInterop": true
   }
 }