diff --git a/tests/cypress/plugins/index.js b/tests/cypress/plugins/index.js
index 94620a2c..6aca8d7d 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/plugins/index.js
+++ b/tests/cypress/plugins/index.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 // This function is called when a project is opened or re-opened (e.g. due to
 // the project's config changing)
 
+/// <reference types="cypress" />
+
 // eslint-disable-next-line
 module.exports = (on, config) => {
   // `on` is used to hook into various events Cypress emits
diff --git a/tests/cypress/tsconfig.json b/tests/cypress/tsconfig.json
index dcb69cf8..974e84cd 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tests/cypress/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
   "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "noEmit": false,
-    "sourceMap": false
+    "sourceMap": false,
+    "types": [
+      "cypress",
+    ],
   },
   "include": [
-    "../node_modules/cypress",
     "./*/*.ts"
   ]
 }