diff --git a/src/retrier.js b/src/retrier.js
index 5f0a586..7658235 100644
--- a/src/retrier.js
+++ b/src/retrier.js
@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@ export class Retrier {
 
         try {
             result = fn();
-        } catch (error) {
-            // @ts-ignore TS doesn't know about the second argument to Error?
+        } catch (/** @type {any} */ error) {
             return Promise.reject(new Error(`Synchronous error: ${error.message}`, { cause: error }));
         }
 
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 3b1f270..8c9590d 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         "allowJs": true,
         "checkJs": true,
         "target": "ES2022",
+        "lib": ["ESNext"],
         "moduleResolution": "NodeNext",
         "outDir": "dist",
         "types": ["node"]