diff --git a/src/routes/api/setup.js b/src/routes/api/setup.ts
similarity index 78%
rename from src/routes/api/setup.js
rename to src/routes/api/setup.ts
index 84f310725..9e63a2331 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/setup.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/setup.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 "use strict";
 
-const sqlInit = require('../../services/sql_init');
-const setupService = require('../../services/setup');
-const log = require('../../services/log');
-const appInfo = require('../../services/app_info');
+import sqlInit = require('../../services/sql_init');
+import setupService = require('../../services/setup');
+import log = require('../../services/log');
+import appInfo = require('../../services/app_info');
+import { Request } from 'express';
 
 function getStatus() {
     return {
@@ -17,13 +18,13 @@ async function setupNewDocument() {
     await sqlInit.createInitialDatabase();
 }
 
-function setupSyncFromServer(req) {
+function setupSyncFromServer(req: Request) {
     const { syncServerHost, syncProxy, password } = req.body;
 
     return setupService.setupSyncFromSyncServer(syncServerHost, syncProxy, password);
 }
 
-function saveSyncSeed(req) {
+function saveSyncSeed(req: Request) {
     const { options, syncVersion } = req.body;
 
     if (appInfo.syncVersion !== syncVersion) {
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ function getSyncSeed() {
     };
 }
 
-module.exports = {
+export = {
     getStatus,
     setupNewDocument,
     setupSyncFromServer,
diff --git a/src/routes/routes.js b/src/routes/routes.js
index a88dccd80..9e4f0c152 100644
--- a/src/routes/routes.js
+++ b/src/routes/routes.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const NotFoundError = require('../errors/not_found_error');
 const ValidationError = require('../errors/validation_error');
 
 // page routes
-const setupRoute = require('./setup.js');
+const setupRoute = require('./setup');
 const loginRoute = require('./login.js');
 const indexRoute = require('./index.js');
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const recentNotesRoute = require('./api/recent_notes');
 const appInfoRoute = require('./api/app_info');
 const exportRoute = require('./api/export');
 const importRoute = require('./api/import');
-const setupApiRoute = require('./api/setup.js');
+const setupApiRoute = require('./api/setup');
 const sqlRoute = require('./api/sql');
 const databaseRoute = require('./api/database');
 const imageRoute = require('./api/image');
diff --git a/src/services/setup.ts b/src/services/setup.ts
index 3d7706dba..08b1ee806 100644
--- a/src/services/setup.ts
+++ b/src/services/setup.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ function getSyncSeedOptions() {
     ];
 }
 
-module.exports = {
+export = {
     hasSyncServerSchemaAndSeed,
     triggerSync,
     sendSeedToSyncServer,