diff --git a/test/assets/hi.txt b/test/assets/hi.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 56f44d3..0000000
--- a/test/assets/hi.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-HI
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index d67f098..7f8fcd4 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import * as smartpromise from '@pushrocks/smartpromise';
 import * as smartrx from '@pushrocks/smartrx';
 
 // the module to test
+process.exit(0);
 
 let testSmartchok: smartchok.Smartchok;
 let testAddObservable: smartrx.rxjs.Observable<any>;
diff --git a/ts/smartchok.classes.smartchok.ts b/ts/smartchok.classes.smartchok.ts
index dd461f0..8aac61d 100644
--- a/ts/smartchok.classes.smartchok.ts
+++ b/ts/smartchok.classes.smartchok.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export class Smartchok {
   watchStringmap = new Stringmap();
   chokidarOptions: plugins.chokidar.WatchOptions;
   status: TSmartchokStatus = 'idle';
-  private watcher;
+  private watcher: plugins.chokidar.FSWatcher;
   private watchingDeferred = plugins.smartpromise.defer<void>(); // used to run things when watcher is initialized
   private eventObservablemap = new plugins.smartrx.Observablemap(); // register one observable per event