diff --git a/types/node-getopt/index.d.ts b/types/node-getopt/index.d.ts
index afd0a89adf..cb08791fc3 100644
--- a/types/node-getopt/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/node-getopt/index.d.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ declare class Getopt {
      * equals new Getopt(options)
      * @param options
      */
-    static create(options: string[]): Getopt;
+    static create(options: string[][]): Getopt;
 }
 
 export = Getopt;
diff --git a/types/node-getopt/node-getopt-tests.ts b/types/node-getopt/node-getopt-tests.ts
index 7427731ca8..2ba3afd01d 100644
--- a/types/node-getopt/node-getopt-tests.ts
+++ b/types/node-getopt/node-getopt-tests.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function help() {
 
 function onedragon() {
     // examples/onedragon.js
-    var opt = require('node-getopt').create([
+    var opt = Getopt.create([
         ['s' , ''                    , 'short option.'],
         [''  , 'long'                , 'long option.'],
         ['S' , 'short-with-arg=ARG'  , 'option with argument'],
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function onedragon() {
 
 function online(){
     // node-getopt oneline example.
-    var opt = require('..').create([
+    var opt = Getopt.create([
         ['s' , ''                    , 'short option.'],
         [''  , 'long'                , 'long option.'],
         ['S' , 'short-with-arg=ARG'  , 'option with argument'],