diff --git a/codegenerator/cli/templates/dynamic/init_templates/shared/package.json.hbs b/codegenerator/cli/templates/dynamic/init_templates/shared/package.json.hbs
index 984de85ae..d5ca16ae8 100644
--- a/codegenerator/cli/templates/dynamic/init_templates/shared/package.json.hbs
+++ b/codegenerator/cli/templates/dynamic/init_templates/shared/package.json.hbs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "clean": "tsc --clean",
     "build": "tsc --build",
     "watch": "tsc --watch",
-    "mocha": "ts-mocha test/**/*.ts",
+    "mocha": "ts-mocha -p tsconfig.json --require ts-node/register --exit test/**/*.ts",
   {{/if}}
   {{#if is_rescript}}
     "clean": "rescript clean",
diff --git a/codegenerator/cli/templates/static/blank_template/typescript/tsconfig.json b/codegenerator/cli/templates/static/blank_template/typescript/tsconfig.json
index 230241339..78a7e9a82 100644
--- a/codegenerator/cli/templates/static/blank_template/typescript/tsconfig.json
+++ b/codegenerator/cli/templates/static/blank_template/typescript/tsconfig.json
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
-    "module": "CommonJS"
+    "module": "CommonJS",
+    "strictNullChecks": true,
+    "strictFunctionTypes": true,
+    "strictPropertyInitialization": true,
+    "noImplicitThis": true,
+    "alwaysStrict": true
   },
   "include": [
     "src",