7 files changed, 13 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/server/helpers/custom-validators/pods.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/pods.ts
index e4c827feb..ee939ad04 100644
--- a/server/helpers/custom-validators/pods.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/pods.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import expressValidator = require('express-validator')
-// TODO: use .validator when express-validator typing will have validator field
-const validator = expressValidator['validator']
+import * as validator from 'validator'
 
 import { isArray } from './misc'
 
diff --git a/server/helpers/custom-validators/users.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/users.ts
index 8fd2dac4f..f303ab8db 100644
--- a/server/helpers/custom-validators/users.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/users.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import { values } from 'lodash'
-import expressValidator = require('express-validator')
-// TODO: use .validator when express-validator typing will have validator field
-const validator = expressValidator['validator']
+import * as validator from 'validator'
 
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS, USER_ROLES } from '../../initializers'
 const USERS_CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS = CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.USERS
diff --git a/server/helpers/custom-validators/videos.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/videos.ts
index 2b2370be4..6389998e1 100644
--- a/server/helpers/custom-validators/videos.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/videos.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import { values } from 'lodash'
-import expressValidator = require('express-validator')
-// TODO: use .validator when express-validator typing will have validator field
-const validator = expressValidator['validator']
+import * as validator from 'validator'
 
 import {
   CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS,
diff --git a/server/helpers/database-utils.ts b/server/helpers/database-utils.ts
index 7d6ce4ec8..4f49c5825 100644
--- a/server/helpers/database-utils.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/database-utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // TODO: import from ES6 when retry typing file will include errorFilter function
-import retry = require('async/retry')
+import * as retry from 'async/retry'
 
 import { database as db } from '../initializers/database'
 import { logger } from './logger'
diff --git a/server/helpers/logger.ts b/server/helpers/logger.ts
index 7c99db55f..d8f2f687c 100644
--- a/server/helpers/logger.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/logger.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Thanks http://tostring.it/2014/06/23/advanced-logging-with-nodejs/
-import mkdirp = require('mkdirp')
-import path = require('path')
-import winston = require('winston')
+import * as mkdirp from 'mkdirp'
+import * as path from 'path'
+import * as winston from 'winston'
 
 // Do not use barrel (dependencies issues)
 import { CONFIG } from '../initializers/constants'
diff --git a/server/helpers/peertube-crypto.ts b/server/helpers/peertube-crypto.ts
index a4e9672e6..feb32a4cd 100644
--- a/server/helpers/peertube-crypto.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/peertube-crypto.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import crypto = require('crypto')
-import bcrypt = require('bcrypt')
-import fs = require('fs')
-import openssl = require('openssl-wrapper')
+import * as crypto from 'crypto'
+import * as bcrypt from 'bcrypt'
+import * as fs from 'fs'
+import * as openssl from 'openssl-wrapper'
 import { join } from 'path'
 
 import {
diff --git a/server/helpers/requests.ts b/server/helpers/requests.ts
index 8ded52972..48b1fd703 100644
--- a/server/helpers/requests.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/requests.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import replay = require('request-replay')
-import request = require('request')
+import * as replay from 'request-replay'
+import * as request from 'request'
 
 import {
   RETRY_REQUESTS,