diff --git a/types/pouch-redux-middleware/index.d.ts b/types/pouch-redux-middleware/index.d.ts
index e0e3691de6..6d57b30989 100644
--- a/types/pouch-redux-middleware/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/pouch-redux-middleware/index.d.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 // TypeScript Version: 2.3
 
 import { Dispatch, Action, Middleware } from 'redux';
-import * as PouchDB from 'pouchdb';
+import PouchDB from 'pouchdb';
 
 export interface Document {
   _id: any;
diff --git a/types/pouch-redux-middleware/pouch-redux-middleware-tests.ts b/types/pouch-redux-middleware/pouch-redux-middleware-tests.ts
index bacd6c4b7a..b28efc3d82 100644
--- a/types/pouch-redux-middleware/pouch-redux-middleware-tests.ts
+++ b/types/pouch-redux-middleware/pouch-redux-middleware-tests.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as redux from 'redux';
 import makePouchMiddleware, { Document, Path } from 'pouch-redux-middleware';
-import * as PouchDB from 'pouchdb';
+import PouchDB from 'pouchdb';
 
 const types = {
     DELETE_TODO: 'delete-todo',
diff --git a/types/pouchdb/index.d.ts b/types/pouchdb/index.d.ts
index 48bc6279ff..970da92554 100644
--- a/types/pouchdb/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/pouchdb/index.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Type definitions for pouchdb 6.1
+// Type definitions for pouchdb 6.3
 // Project: https://pouchdb.com/
 // Definitions by: Andy Brown <https://github.com/AGBrown>, Brian Geppert <https://github.com/geppy>, Frederico Galvão <https://github.com/fredgalvao>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
 
 declare module 'pouchdb' {
     const plugin: PouchDB.Static;
-    export = plugin;
+    export default plugin;
 }
diff --git a/types/pouchdb/pouchdb-tests.ts b/types/pouchdb/pouchdb-tests.ts
index 25e3861b99..2e17b81ffb 100644
--- a/types/pouchdb/pouchdb-tests.ts
+++ b/types/pouchdb/pouchdb-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as PouchDB from 'pouchdb';
+import PouchDB from 'pouchdb';
 
 function isString(someString: string) {
 }