diff --git a/lib/build/recipe/thirdpartyemailpassword/recipe.d.ts b/lib/build/recipe/thirdpartyemailpassword/recipe.d.ts
index 7b3a3d81e..c49bf3123 100644
--- a/lib/build/recipe/thirdpartyemailpassword/recipe.d.ts
+++ b/lib/build/recipe/thirdpartyemailpassword/recipe.d.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default class Recipe extends RecipeModule {
         recipeId: string,
         appInfo: NormalisedAppinfo,
         isInServerlessEnv: boolean,
-        config: TypeInput,
+        config: TypeInput | undefined,
         recipes: {
             thirdPartyInstance: ThirdPartyRecipe | undefined;
             emailPasswordInstance: EmailPasswordRecipe | undefined;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default class Recipe extends RecipeModule {
             emailDelivery: EmailDeliveryIngredient<TypeThirdPartyEmailPasswordEmailDeliveryInput> | undefined;
         }
     );
-    static init(config: TypeInput): RecipeListFunction;
+    static init(config?: TypeInput): RecipeListFunction;
     static reset(): void;
     static getInstanceOrThrowError(): Recipe;
     getAPIsHandled: () => APIHandled[];
diff --git a/lib/ts/recipe/thirdpartyemailpassword/recipe.ts b/lib/ts/recipe/thirdpartyemailpassword/recipe.ts
index c9706f7c0..b80d3af31 100644
--- a/lib/ts/recipe/thirdpartyemailpassword/recipe.ts
+++ b/lib/ts/recipe/thirdpartyemailpassword/recipe.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export default class Recipe extends RecipeModule {
         recipeId: string,
         appInfo: NormalisedAppinfo,
         isInServerlessEnv: boolean,
-        config: TypeInput,
+        config: TypeInput | undefined,
         recipes: {
             thirdPartyInstance: ThirdPartyRecipe | undefined;
             emailPasswordInstance: EmailPasswordRecipe | undefined;
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export default class Recipe extends RecipeModule {
         }
     }
 
-    static init(config: TypeInput): RecipeListFunction {
+    static init(config?: TypeInput): RecipeListFunction {
         return (appInfo, isInServerlessEnv) => {
             if (Recipe.instance === undefined) {
                 Recipe.instance = new Recipe(
diff --git a/test/with-typescript/index.ts b/test/with-typescript/index.ts
index 8b3bd2012..c80e549b0 100644
--- a/test/with-typescript/index.ts
+++ b/test/with-typescript/index.ts
@@ -1737,3 +1737,10 @@ async function refreshSessionWithoutRequestResponse(req: express.Request, resp:
         }
     }
 }
+
+ThirdParty.init();
+ThirdPartyEmailPassword.init();
+ThirdPartyPasswordless.init({
+    contactMethod: "EMAIL",
+    flowType: "MAGIC_LINK",
+});