diff --git a/ts2panda/scripts/run.py b/ts2panda/scripts/run.py
index 2f3e6e33af523b36b52aa2ee81e69a8a9f3c77bd..9a2534954721c24643d91d34abc0efe06b17e9c4 100755
--- a/ts2panda/scripts/run.py
+++ b/ts2panda/scripts/run.py
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ def npm_run_build(options):
     node_modules_dir = os.path.join(options.dist_dir, 'node_modules')
     tsc = os.path.join(node_modules_dir, "typescript/bin/tsc")
 
+    os.environ["NODE_PATH"] = node_modules_dir
+
     if plat_form == "linux":
         cmd = [tsc, '-b', 'src']
         run_command(cmd, options.dist_dir)