diff --git a/packages/message-kit/package.json b/packages/message-kit/package.json
index 776c53a6..231f08e6 100644
--- a/packages/message-kit/package.json
+++ b/packages/message-kit/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "format": "yarn format:base -w .",
     "format:base": "prettier --ignore-path ../../.gitignore",
     "format:check": "yarn format:base -c .",
-    "typecheck": "tsc"
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@xmtp/content-type-primitives": "^1.0.1",
diff --git a/shared/tsconfig/base.json b/shared/tsconfig/base.json
index ff08b103..9860aabb 100644
--- a/shared/tsconfig/base.json
+++ b/shared/tsconfig/base.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     "lib": ["ESNext"],
     "module": "ESNext",
     "moduleResolution": "Bundler",
-    "noEmit": true,
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "sourceMap": true,