diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/component-test/files/src/app/components/__name__/__name__.spec.ts b/addon/ng2/blueprints/component-test/files/src/app/components/__name__/__name__.spec.ts
index 7b432d5f8907..3352d5d81e4e 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/component-test/files/src/app/components/__name__/__name__.spec.ts
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/component-test/files/src/app/components/__name__/__name__.spec.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {<%= classifiedModuleName %>} from './<%= dasherizedModuleName %>';
 
 describe('<%= classifiedModuleName %> Component', () => {
 
-  beforeEachProviders(() => []);
+  beforeEachProviders((): any[] => []);
 
 
   it('should ...', injectAsync([TestComponentBuilder], (tcb:TestComponentBuilder) => {
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/directive/files/src/app/directives/__name__/__name__.spec.ts b/addon/ng2/blueprints/directive/files/src/app/directives/__name__/__name__.spec.ts
index ba4742da519b..0e5c50473136 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/directive/files/src/app/directives/__name__/__name__.spec.ts
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/directive/files/src/app/directives/__name__/__name__.spec.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ import {<%= classifiedModuleName %>} from './<%= dasherizedModuleName %>';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'test-component',
-  template: `<div <%= dasherizedModuleName %></div>`
+  template: `<div <%= dasherizedModuleName %>></div>`
 })
 class TestComponent {}
 
 describe('<%= classifiedModuleName %> Directive', () => {
 
-  beforeEachProviders(() => []);
+  beforeEachProviders((): any[] => []);
 
 
   it('should ...', injectAsync([TestComponentBuilder], (tcb:TestComponentBuilder) => {
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/app/__name__.ts b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/app/__name__.ts
index 79ea23dcb529..4426740f4e4c 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/app/__name__.ts
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/src/app/__name__.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {RouteConfig, ROUTER_DIRECTIVES} from 'angular2/router';
 ])
 export class <%= jsComponentName %>App {
   defaultMeaning: number = 42;
-
+  
   meaningOfLife(meaning?: number) {
     return `The meaning of life is ${meaning || this.defaultMeaning}`;
   }
diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/pipe/files/src/app/pipes/__name__/__name__.ts b/addon/ng2/blueprints/pipe/files/src/app/pipes/__name__/__name__.ts
index 987f3cf56986..5d0bfcceb466 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/pipe/files/src/app/pipes/__name__/__name__.ts
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/pipe/files/src/app/pipes/__name__/__name__.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {Pipe, PipeTransform} from 'angular2/core';
 })
 export class <%= classifiedModuleName %> implements PipeTransform {
 
-  transform(value, args?) {
+  transform(value: any, args?: any): any {
     return null;
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/e2e_workflow.spec.js b/tests/e2e/e2e_workflow.spec.js
index 992d75b90025..38f462e0fd5a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/e2e_workflow.spec.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/e2e_workflow.spec.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('Basic end-to-end Workflow', function () {
       'build',
       '--silent'
     ]).then(function() {
-      expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(process.cwd(), 'dist')));
+      expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(process.cwd(), 'dist'))).to.be.equal(true);
     });
   });
 
@@ -174,8 +174,37 @@ describe('Basic end-to-end Workflow', function () {
       expect(result.exitCode).to.be.equal(0);
 
       // Clean `tmp` folder
-      process.chdir(path.resolve(root, '..'));
-      sh.rm('-rf', './tmp'); // tmp.teardown takes too long
+      // process.chdir(path.resolve(root, '..'));
+      // sh.rm('-rf', './tmp'); // tmp.teardown takes too long
+    });
+  });
+  
+  it('Turn on `noImplicitAny` in tsconfig.json and rebuild', function (done) {
+    this.timeout(420000);
+    
+    var configFilePath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'src', 'tsconfig.json');
+    fs.readFile(configFilePath, 'utf8', function(err, data){
+      
+      var config = JSON.parse(data);
+      config.compilerOptions.noImplicitAny = true;
+      
+      fs.writeFile(configFilePath, JSON.stringify(config), function(){
+        //clear the dist folder
+        sh.rm('-rf', path.join(process.cwd(), 'dist'));
+        
+        return ng([
+            'build',
+            '--silent'
+          ]).then(function() {
+            expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(process.cwd(), 'dist'))).to.be.equal(true);
+          })
+          .finally(function(){
+            // Clean `tmp` folder
+            process.chdir(path.resolve(root, '..'));
+            sh.rm('-rf', './tmp'); // tmp.teardown takes too long
+            done();
+          });
+        });
     });
   });