diff --git a/lib/load-typescript-config.js b/lib/load-typescript-config.js
index eee908d6..62fe62c6 100644
--- a/lib/load-typescript-config.js
+++ b/lib/load-typescript-config.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module.exports.loadTypescriptConfig = function loadTypescriptConfig (vueJestConf
       switch (typeof vueJestConfig.tsConfig) {
         case 'string':
           // a path to a config file is being passed in; load it
-          typescriptConfig = require(vueJestConfig.tsConfig)
+          typescriptConfig = tsconfig.readFileSync(vueJestConfig.tsConfig)
           break
         case 'boolean':
           // if tsConfig is true, search for it