diff --git a/backend/.eslintrc.js b/backend/.eslintrc.js
index 7284a7ef2..7e72c6bc7 100644
--- a/backend/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/backend/.eslintrc.js
@@ -4,20 +4,8 @@ module.exports = {
     node: true,
   },
   parser: '@typescript-eslint/parser',
-  parserOptions: {
-    ecmaVersion: 6,
-    project: ['tsconfig.json'],
-    sourceType: 'module'
-  },
-  plugins: ['prettier', '@typescript-eslint', 'type-graphql' ],
-  extends: [
-    'standard',
-    'eslint:recommended',
-    'plugin:prettier/recommended',
-    'plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended',
-    'plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended-requiring-type-checking',
-    'plugin:type-graphql/recommended',
-  ],
+  plugins: ['prettier', '@typescript-eslint', 'type-graphql'],
+  extends: ['standard', 'eslint:recommended', 'plugin:prettier/recommended'],
   // add your custom rules here
   rules: {
     'no-console': ['error'],
@@ -29,4 +17,18 @@ module.exports = {
       },
     ],
   },
+  overrides: [
+    // only for ts files
+    {
+      files: ['*.ts'],
+      extends: [
+        'plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended',
+        'plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended-requiring-type-checking',
+        'plugin:type-graphql/recommended',
+      ],
+      parserOptions: {
+        project: ['./tsconfig.json'],
+      },
+    },
+  ],
 }