diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 6da07c51d2..831232e953 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Collection, HookCollection } from "before-after-hook";
 import { request } from "@octokit/request";
 import { graphql, withCustomRequest } from "@octokit/graphql";
 
-import { OctokitOptions, Parameters, Plugin } from "./types";
+import { OctokitOptions, Plugin, RequestParameters } from "./types";
 import { VERSION } from "./version";
 import { withAuthorizationPrefix } from "./auth";
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class Octokit {
 
   constructor(options: OctokitOptions = {}) {
     const hook = new Collection();
-    const requestDefaults: Required<Parameters> = {
+    const requestDefaults: Required<RequestParameters> = {
       baseUrl: request.endpoint.DEFAULTS.baseUrl,
       headers: {},
       request: Object.assign({}, options.request, {
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 16073369c0..443bc8b60a 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-import {
-  EndpointOptions,
-  RequestInterface,
-  RequestRequestOptions
-} from "@octokit/types";
+import * as OctokitTypes from "@octokit/types";
 
 import { Octokit } from ".";
 
+export type RequestParameters = OctokitTypes.RequestParameters;
+
 export type OctokitOptions = {
   auth?: string | AutenticationHook;
-  request?: RequestRequestOptions;
+  request?: Octokit.typesRequestRequestOptions;
   timeZone?: string;
   [option: string]: any;
 };
@@ -17,9 +15,9 @@ interface AutenticationHook {
   (options?: any): any;
 
   hook: (
-    request: RequestInterface,
-    options: EndpointOptions
-  ) => ReturnType<RequestInterface>;
+    request: OctokitTypes.RequestInterface,
+    options: OctokitTypes.EndpointOptions
+  ) => ReturnType<OctokitTypes.RequestInterface>;
 }
 
 export type Plugin = (octokit: Octokit, options: OctokitOptions) => void;