diff --git a/e2e/protractor.conf.js b/e2e/protractor.conf.js
index 1f7806327b..51180c8044 100644
--- a/e2e/protractor.conf.js
+++ b/e2e/protractor.conf.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ exports.config = {
   useAllAngular2AppRoots: true,
   beforeLaunch: function () {
     require('ts-node').register({
-      project: 'e2e'
+      project: './e2e/tsconfig.json'
     });
   },
   onPrepare: function () {