diff --git a/src/lifecycles/gameInit.ts b/src/lifecycles/gameInit.ts
index d16d947..ea9e5a5 100644
--- a/src/lifecycles/gameInit.ts
+++ b/src/lifecycles/gameInit.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import * as LittleJS from 'littlejsengine';
+import { hsl, tile, vec2 } from 'littlejsengine';
 
 import { setParticleEmitter } from '../shared';
 
-const { tile, vec2, hsl } = LittleJS;
-
 export function gameInit() {
   // create tile collision and visible tile layer
   const tileCollisionSize = vec2(32, 16);
diff --git a/src/lifecycles/gameRender.ts b/src/lifecycles/gameRender.ts
index e7e3a12..07d5320 100644
--- a/src/lifecycles/gameRender.ts
+++ b/src/lifecycles/gameRender.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import * as LittleJS from 'littlejsengine';
-
-const { tile, vec2, hsl } = LittleJS;
+import { hsl, tile, vec2 } from 'littlejsengine';
 
 export function gameRender() {
   // draw a grey square in the background without using webgl
diff --git a/src/lifecycles/gameRenderPost.ts b/src/lifecycles/gameRenderPost.ts
index 7d08b4f..0e61d21 100644
--- a/src/lifecycles/gameRenderPost.ts
+++ b/src/lifecycles/gameRenderPost.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import * as LittleJS from 'littlejsengine';
-
-const { vec2 } = LittleJS;
+import { vec2 } from 'littlejsengine';
 
 export function gameRenderPost() {
   // draw to overlay canvas for hud rendering
diff --git a/src/lifecycles/gameUpdate.ts b/src/lifecycles/gameUpdate.ts
index 9c18359..0a9deab 100644
--- a/src/lifecycles/gameUpdate.ts
+++ b/src/lifecycles/gameUpdate.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import * as LittleJS from 'littlejsengine';
+import { hsl } from 'littlejsengine';
 
 import { getParticleEmitter } from '../shared';
 
-const { hsl } = LittleJS;
-
 // sound effects
 const sound_click = new LittleJS.Sound([1, 0.5]);