diff --git a/packages/plugins/plugin-workspace-diff/package.json b/packages/plugins/plugin-workspace-diff/package.json
index 8d3df85da6a..880a43e2305 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/plugin-workspace-diff/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugins/plugin-workspace-diff/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "prebuild": "pnpm --filter @paperclipai/plugin-sdk ensure-build-deps",
     "build": "tsc && node ./scripts/build-ui.mjs",
     "clean": "rm -rf dist",
-    "typecheck": "pnpm --filter @paperclipai/plugin-sdk ensure-build-deps && tsc --noEmit",
+    "typecheck": "pnpm --filter @paperclipai/plugin-sdk ensure-build-deps && tsc --noEmit && tsc --noEmit -p tsconfig.test.json",
     "test": "vitest run"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/plugins/plugin-workspace-diff/tsconfig.json b/packages/plugins/plugin-workspace-diff/tsconfig.json
index bcc513d19ce..cf31221062c 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/plugin-workspace-diff/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/plugins/plugin-workspace-diff/tsconfig.json
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
     "declarationMap": true,
     "sourceMap": true,
     "outDir": "dist",
-    "rootDir": "."
+    "rootDir": "src"
   },
-  "include": ["src", "tests"],
+  "include": ["src"],
   "exclude": ["dist", "node_modules"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugins/plugin-workspace-diff/tsconfig.test.json b/packages/plugins/plugin-workspace-diff/tsconfig.test.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..508201b3b8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugins/plugin-workspace-diff/tsconfig.test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "noEmit": true,
+    "rootDir": "."
+  },
+  "include": ["src", "tests"]
+}