diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/admin/app.ts b/framework/core/js/src/admin/app.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..007d866ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/admin/app.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import Admin from './AdminApplication';
+
+const app = new Admin();
+
+// @ts-ignore
+window.app = app;
+
+export default app;
diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/admin/index.js b/framework/core/js/src/admin/index.js
index d5212c69a..7aa4d0570 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/admin/index.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/admin/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-import AdminApplication from './AdminApplication';
-
-const app = new AdminApplication();
-
-// Backwards compatibility
-window.app = app;
+import app from './app';
 
 export { app };
 
diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/forum/app.ts b/framework/core/js/src/forum/app.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02daea014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/forum/app.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import Forum from './ForumApplication';
+
+const app = new Forum();
+
+// @ts-ignore
+window.app = app;
+
+export default app;
diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/forum/index.js b/framework/core/js/src/forum/index.js
index bdd5289d4..5cb3ff1a3 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/forum/index.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/forum/index.js
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 import 'expose-loader?punycode!punycode';
 import 'expose-loader?ColorThief!color-thief-browser';
 
-import ForumApplication from './ForumApplication';
-
-const app = new ForumApplication();
-
-// Backwards compatibility
-window.app = app;
+import app from './app';
 
 export { app };