diff --git a/addon/index.ts b/addon/index.ts
index d1150e0..8e49a9b 100644
--- a/addon/index.ts
+++ b/addon/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import Engine from '@ember/engine';
+import require from 'require';
 
 function resolveInitializer(moduleName: string) {
-  var module = self.require(moduleName, null, null, true);
+  var module = require(moduleName, null, null, true);
   if (!module) {
     throw new Error(moduleName + ' must export an initializer.');
   }
diff --git a/types/loader.js/index.d.ts b/types/loader.js/index.d.ts
index 885b371..de4e08e 100644
--- a/types/loader.js/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/loader.js/index.d.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ export {}
 
 declare global {
   interface Window {
-    require(moduleName: string, ...args: any[]): any
 
     requirejs: {
       _eak_seen: {
diff --git a/types/loader.js/require.d.ts b/types/loader.js/require.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9eef10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/loader.js/require.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+declare module 'require' {
+  function require(moduleName: string, ...args: any[]): any;
+
+  export default require;
+}