diff --git a/node-fetch/node-fetch-tests.ts b/node-fetch/node-fetch-tests.ts
index 28d7ff7766..2909b28cfa 100644
--- a/node-fetch/node-fetch-tests.ts
+++ b/node-fetch/node-fetch-tests.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /// <reference path="node-fetch.d.ts" />
 
-import fetch = require('node-fetch');
+import * as fetch from 'node-fetch';
 
 function test_fetchUrlWithOptions() {
 	var headers = new _fetch.Headers();
diff --git a/node-fetch/node-fetch.d.ts b/node-fetch/node-fetch.d.ts
index 5cf41ea992..e96071224e 100644
--- a/node-fetch/node-fetch.d.ts
+++ b/node-fetch/node-fetch.d.ts
@@ -87,9 +87,14 @@ declare module _fetch {
 	type BodyInit = ArrayBuffer | ArrayBufferView | Blob | FormData | string;
 	type RequestInfo = Request | string;
 
-    function fetch(url: string | Request, init?: RequestInit): Promise<Response>;
+	interface FetchStatic {
+		(url: string | Request, init?: RequestInit): Promise<Response>;
+	}
+
 }
 
 declare module "node-fetch" {
-	export = _fetch.fetch;
+	var fetch: _fetch.FetchStatic;
+	namespace fetch {}
+	export = fetch;
 }