diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 71ded34a2..c6275dc6e 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Visit https://aka.ms/tsconfig.json for a detailed list of options.
 
     /* Type Checking */
     "strict": true,                                      /* Enable all strict type-checking options. */
+    "strictNullChecks": false,                           /* Allow unhandled false/null/undefined values to make incremental TypeScript adoption easier. */
     "noImplicitAny": false,                              /* Allow implicit any to make incremental TypeScript adoption easier. */
     "noUnusedLocals": true,                              /* Enable error reporting when a local variables aren't read. */
     "noUnusedParameters": true,                          /* Raise an error when a function parameter isn't read */