diff --git a/src/util/logger.ts b/src/util/logger.ts
index 4004e6e..cb052af 100644
--- a/src/util/logger.ts
+++ b/src/util/logger.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import * as winston from "winston";
+import winston from "winston";
+import { Logger } from "winston";
 import { ENVIRONMENT } from "./secrets";
 
-const logger = new (winston.Logger)({
+const logger = new (Logger)({
     transports: [
         new (winston.transports.Console)({ level: process.env.NODE_ENV === "production" ? "error" : "debug" }),
         new (winston.transports.File)({ filename: "debug.log", level: "debug"})
diff --git a/src/util/secrets.ts b/src/util/secrets.ts
index bc6d27a..4fbf6b5 100644
--- a/src/util/secrets.ts
+++ b/src/util/secrets.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import logger from "./logger";
-import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
-import * as  fs from "fs";
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import fs from "fs";
 
 if (fs.existsSync(".env")) {
     logger.debug("Using .env file to supply config environment variables");