diff --git a/server/scripts/fetch-examples.js b/server/scripts/fetch-examples.js
index 9b219de301..b25c7aa80a 100644
--- a/server/scripts/fetch-examples.js
+++ b/server/scripts/fetch-examples.js
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-require('@babel/register');
+require('@babel/register')({
+  extensions: ['.js', '.ts'],
+  presets: ['@babel/preset-env', '@babel/preset-typescript']
+});
 require('regenerator-runtime/runtime');
 const dotenv = require('dotenv');