diff --git a/scripts/ci.sh b/scripts/ci.sh
index 7854d88fc..f75e457fd 100755
--- a/scripts/ci.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ perl -0777 -i  -pe 's#proxy:(\n\s+)enabled: false\n\s+url: ""#proxy:$1enabled: t
 
 if [ "$1" = "misc" ]; then
     npm run build -- --light
-    mocha --timeout 5000 --exit --require ts-node/register --require tsconfig-paths/register --bail server/tests/client.ts \
+    mocha --timeout 5000 --exit --require ts-node/register --files --require tsconfig-paths/register --bail server/tests/client.ts \
         server/tests/feeds/index.ts \
         server/tests/misc-endpoints.ts \
         server/tests/helpers/index.ts \
diff --git a/server/tests/api/ci-4.sh b/server/tests/api/ci-4.sh
index 7d83cbdfc..e71b9b154 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/ci-4.sh
+++ b/server/tests/api/ci-4.sh
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ redundancyFiles=$(find server/tests/api/redundancy -type f | grep -v index.ts |
 activitypubFiles=$(find server/tests/api/activitypub -type f | grep -v index.ts | xargs echo)
 
 MOCHA_PARALLEL=true npm run mocha -- --parallel --jobs $1 --timeout 30000 --exit \
-  --require ts-node/register --require tsconfig-paths/register --bail \
+  --require ts-node/register --files --require tsconfig-paths/register --bail \
   $redundancyFiles $activitypubFiles
diff --git a/server/typings/express.d.ts b/server/typings/express/index.d.ts
similarity index 91%
rename from server/typings/express.d.ts
rename to server/typings/express/index.d.ts
index 451bf9103..ad3212340 100644
--- a/server/typings/express.d.ts
+++ b/server/typings/express/index.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { RegisteredPlugin } from '../lib/plugins/plugin-manager'
+import { RegisteredPlugin } from '../../lib/plugins/plugin-manager'
 import {
   MAccountDefault,
   MActorAccountChannelId,
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ import {
   MVideoShareActor,
   MVideoThumbnail,
   MVideoWithRights
-} from '../types/models'
-import { MVideoPlaylistFull, MVideoPlaylistFullSummary } from '../types/models/video/video-playlist'
+} from '../../types/models'
+import { MVideoPlaylistFull, MVideoPlaylistFullSummary } from '../../types/models/video/video-playlist'
 import { MVideoImportDefault } from '@server/types/models/video/video-import'
 import { MAccountBlocklist, MActorUrl, MStreamingPlaylist, MVideoFile, MVideoImmutable } from '@server/types/models'
 import { MVideoPlaylistElement, MVideoPlaylistElementVideoUrlPlaylistPrivacy } from '@server/types/models/video/video-playlist-element'
 import { MAccountVideoRateAccountVideo } from '@server/types/models/video/video-rate'
-import { MVideoChangeOwnershipFull } from '../types/models/video/video-change-ownership'
+import { MVideoChangeOwnershipFull } from '../../types/models/video/video-change-ownership'
 import { MPlugin, MServer } from '@server/types/models/server'
-import { MServerBlocklist } from '../types/models/server/server-blocklist'
+import { MServerBlocklist } from '../../types/models/server/server-blocklist'
 import { MOAuthTokenUser } from '@server/types/models/oauth/oauth-token'
 import { UserRole } from '@shared/models'
 import { RegisterServerAuthExternalOptions } from '@shared/models/plugins/register-server-auth.model'
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index d305722c4..aa129c1d9 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
       "@shared/*": [ "shared/*" ]
     }
   },
+  "include": [ "." ],
   "exclude": [
     "server/tools/",
     "node_modules",