diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 32eb9005..2624c00c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "install": "node lib/cli.js -p $INIT_CWD || true",
     "prepublishOnly": "npm ci && npm run build",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
-    "tslint": "tslint 'src/**/*.ts'"
+    "tslint": "tslint -p tsconfig.json -c tslint.json 'src/**/*.ts'"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/src/common.ts b/src/common.ts
index d4ac9fd5..6640689d 100644
--- a/src/common.ts
+++ b/src/common.ts
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ export function getRules(configuration: Configuration): Rules {
     /* tslint:disable-next-line:max-line-length */
     'changelog': 'conventional-changelog -p angular -i CHANGELOG.md -s -r 0 && git add CHANGELOG.md && git commit -m \'docs: update changelog\'',
     'check-configuration': 'openstapps-configuration',
+    tslint: 'tslint -p tsconfig.json -c tslint.json \'src/**/*.ts\'',
   };
 
   // list of expected licenses