diff --git a/angular-translate/angular-translate.d.ts b/angular-translate/angular-translate.d.ts
index e4f69c688b..0d4048b0a1 100644
--- a/angular-translate/angular-translate.d.ts
+++ b/angular-translate/angular-translate.d.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 /// <reference path="../angularjs/angular.d.ts" />
 
 declare module "angular-translate" {
-    var _: string;
-    export = _;
+    import ngt = angular.translate;
+    export = ngt;
 }
 
 declare module angular.translate {