diff --git a/templates/next-template/tsconfig.json b/templates/next-template/tsconfig.json
index 6ef0f745c0..1b03bc259f 100644
--- a/templates/next-template/tsconfig.json
+++ b/templates/next-template/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "lib": ["dom", "dom.iterable", "esnext"],
     "allowJs": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
-    "strict": false,
+    "strict": true,
     "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
     "noEmit": true,
     "incremental": true,