diff --git a/src/core/config/defaults.ts b/src/core/config/defaults.ts
index e303d3a508..533e8053fe 100644
--- a/src/core/config/defaults.ts
+++ b/src/core/config/defaults.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export const NitroDefaults: NitroConfig = {
 
   // Advanced
   typescript: {
-    strict: false,
+    strict: true,
     generateTsConfig: true,
     generateRuntimeConfigTypes: true,
     tsconfigPath: "types/tsconfig.json",