diff --git a/install/package.json b/install/package.json
index 1935840c0f..919c51abb9 100644
--- a/install/package.json
+++ b/install/package.json
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
         "@types/lodash": "^4.14.191",
         "@types/nconf": "^0.10.3",
         "@types/semver": "^7.3.13",
+        "@types/validator": "^13.7.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.48.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.48.0",
         "coveralls": "3.1.1",
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@
         "grunt": "1.5.3",
         "grunt-contrib-watch": "1.1.0",
         "husky": "8.0.2",
+        "ignore-loader": "^0.1.2",
         "jsdom": "20.0.3",
         "lint-staged": "13.1.0",
         "mocha": "10.2.0",
diff --git a/webpack.common.js b/webpack.common.js
index efff9e73f9..00ffffb9ce 100644
--- a/webpack.common.js
+++ b/webpack.common.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ module.exports = {
             'node_modules',
             ...activePlugins.map(p => `node_modules/${p}/node_modules`),
         ],
+        extensions: ['.js', '.json', '.wasm', '.mjs'],
         alias: {
             assets: path.resolve(__dirname, 'build/public'),
             forum: path.resolve(__dirname, 'build/public/src/client'),
@@ -59,4 +60,13 @@ module.exports = {
             'ace/ace': path.resolve(__dirname, 'build/public/src/modules/ace-editor.js'),
         },
     },
+    module: {
+        rules: [
+            {
+                test: /\.(ts|tsx)$/,
+                exclude: /node_modules/,
+                loader: 'ignore-loader',
+            },
+        ],
+    },
 };