diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dd8b4296..442e4a5f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 .idea/
 node_modules/
+src/
 package-lock.json
diff --git a/test/2-nodes.spec.js b/test/2-nodes.spec.js
index 666b1d87..a0a558b7 100644
--- a/test/2-nodes.spec.js
+++ b/test/2-nodes.spec.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ chai.use(require('dirty-chai'))
 chai.use(require('chai-spies'))
 const expect = chai.expect
 
-const { GossipsubID: multicodec } = require('../src/constants')
+const { multicodec } = require('../src')
 
 const {
   createGossipsub,
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index 901d5ae2..26fb8c3f 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class Gossipsub extends BasicPubsub {
   control: Map<Peer, ControlMessage>
   _options: GossipOptions
 
+  public static multicodec: string = constants.GossipsubID
+
   /**
    * @param {PeerId} peerId instance of the peer's PeerId
    * @param {Object} registrar
@@ -715,4 +717,3 @@ class Gossipsub extends BasicPubsub {
 }
 
 export = Gossipsub
-module.exports.multicodec = constants.GossipsubID