diff --git a/noskiplibcheck_tsconfig.json b/noskiplibcheck_tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5110549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/noskiplibcheck_tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "es2020",
+    "module": "esnext",
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "allowJs": true,
+    "strict": true,
+    "noEmit": true,
+    "lib": [
+      "ES2020.Promise",
+      "DOM"
+    ],
+    "types": [
+      "node",
+      "jest"
+    ]
+  },
+  "include": ["packages/**/*.d.ts"],
+  "exclude": [
+    "**/errors.ts"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2fda7c5..5c1a6d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "test:dev": "NODE_OPTIONS='--experimental-vm-modules' jest",
-    "test": "yarn test:dev --coverage && check-dts",
+    "test": "tsc -p noskiplibcheck_tsconfig.json && yarn test:dev --coverage && check-dts",
     "lint": "eslint . && prettier --check 'packages/**/*.{js,ts}'",
     "lint:fix": "eslint . --fix && prettier --check 'packages/**/*.{js,ts}' --write",
     "protos": "yarn protos:build && yarn protos:fix",
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 0e6ec3e..37488d9 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "allowJs": true,
     "strict": true,
     "noEmit": true,
-    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true, // otherwise check-dts fails AbortController + AbortSignal
     "lib": [
       "ES2020.Promise",
       "DOM"