diff --git a/experimental/backwards-compatability/node10/package.json b/experimental/backwards-compatability/node10/package.json
index 44969816b7a..140fedf95f9 100644
--- a/experimental/backwards-compatability/node10/package.json
+++ b/experimental/backwards-compatability/node10/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "description": "Backwards compatability app for node8 types and the OpenTelemetry Node.js SDK",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test:backcompat": "tsc --noEmit index.ts"
+    "test:backcompat": "tsc --noEmit index.ts && tsc --noEmit --esModuleInterop index.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "0.25.0",
diff --git a/experimental/backwards-compatability/node12/package.json b/experimental/backwards-compatability/node12/package.json
index afbf0d8b4a2..714edd0b402 100644
--- a/experimental/backwards-compatability/node12/package.json
+++ b/experimental/backwards-compatability/node12/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "description": "Backwards compatability app for node8 types and the OpenTelemetry Node.js SDK",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test:backcompat": "tsc --noEmit index.ts"
+    "test:backcompat": "tsc --noEmit index.ts && tsc --noEmit --esModuleInterop index.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "0.25.0",
diff --git a/experimental/backwards-compatability/node8/package.json b/experimental/backwards-compatability/node8/package.json
index 37a66f6652a..9e4512f884f 100644
--- a/experimental/backwards-compatability/node8/package.json
+++ b/experimental/backwards-compatability/node8/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "description": "Backwards compatability app for node8 types and the OpenTelemetry Node.js SDK",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test:backcompat": "tsc --noEmit index.ts"
+    "test:backcompat": "tsc --noEmit index.ts && tsc --noEmit --esModuleInterop index.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "0.25.0",