diff --git a/lib/runner.ts b/lib/runner.ts
index e2cb053a9..3e045bc49 100644
--- a/lib/runner.ts
+++ b/lib/runner.ts
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ export class Runner extends EventEmitter {
     this.config_ = config;
     if (config.v8Debug) {
       // Call this private function instead of sending SIGUSR1 because Windows.
-      process['_debugProcess'](process.pid);
+      (<any>process)['_debugProcess'](process.pid);
     }
 
     if (config.nodeDebug) {
-      process['_debugProcess'](process.pid);
+      (<any>process)['_debugProcess'](process.pid);
       let flow = webdriver.promise.controlFlow();
 
       flow.execute(() => {
diff --git a/lib/runnerCli.js b/lib/runnerCli.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 32a1115ca..000000000
--- a/lib/runnerCli.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * This serves as the main function for starting a test run that has been
- * requested by the launcher.
- */
-
-var ConfigParser = require('./configParser').ConfigParser;
-var Runner = require('./runner').Runner;
-var log = require('./logger');
-
-process.on('message', function(m) {
-  switch (m.command) {
-    case 'run':
-      if (!m.capabilities) {
-        throw new Error('Run message missing capabilities');
-      }
-      // Merge in config file options.
-      var configParser = new ConfigParser();
-      if (m.configFile) {
-        configParser.addFileConfig(m.configFile);
-      }
-      if (m.additionalConfig) {
-        configParser.addConfig(m.additionalConfig);
-      }
-      var config = configParser.getConfig();
-      log.set(config);
-
-      // Grab capabilities to run from launcher.
-      config.capabilities = m.capabilities;
-
-      //Get specs to be executed by this runner
-      config.specs = m.specs;
-
-      // Launch test run.
-      var runner = new Runner(config);
-
-      // Pipe events back to the launcher.
-      runner.on('testPass', function() {
-        process.send({
-          event: 'testPass'
-        });
-      });
-      runner.on('testFail', function() {
-        process.send({
-          event: 'testFail'
-        });
-      });
-      runner.on('testsDone', function(results) {
-        process.send({
-          event: 'testsDone',
-          results: results
-        });
-      });
-
-      runner.run().then(function(exitCode) {
-        process.exit(exitCode);
-      }).catch (function(err) {
-        log.puts(err.message);
-        process.exit(1);
-      });
-      break;
-    default:
-      throw new Error('command ' + m.command + ' is invalid');
-  }
-});
diff --git a/lib/runnerCli.ts b/lib/runnerCli.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f1dc3aec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/runnerCli.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/**
+ * This serves as the main function for starting a test run that has been
+ * requested by the launcher.
+ */
+
+import {ConfigParser} from './configParser';
+import {Logger} from './logger2';
+import {Runner} from './runner';
+
+let logger = new Logger('runnerCli');
+
+process.on('message', (m: any) => {
+  switch (m.command) {
+    case 'run':
+      if (!m.capabilities) {
+        throw new Error('Run message missing capabilities');
+      }
+      // Merge in config file options.
+      let configParser = new ConfigParser();
+      if (m.configFile) {
+        configParser.addFileConfig(m.configFile);
+      }
+      if (m.additionalConfig) {
+        configParser.addConfig(m.additionalConfig);
+      }
+      let config = configParser.getConfig();
+      Logger.set(config);
+
+      // Grab capabilities to run from launcher.
+      config.capabilities = m.capabilities;
+
+      // Get specs to be executed by this runner
+      config.specs = m.specs;
+
+      // Launch test run.
+      let runner = new Runner(config);
+
+      // Pipe events back to the launcher.
+      runner.on('testPass', () => { process.send({event: 'testPass'}); });
+      runner.on('testFail', () => { process.send({event: 'testFail'}); });
+      runner.on('testsDone', (results: any) => {
+        process.send({event: 'testsDone', results: results});
+      });
+
+      runner.run()
+          .then((exitCode: number) => { process.exit(exitCode); })
+          .catch((err: Error) => {
+            logger.info(err.message);
+            process.exit(1);
+          });
+      break;
+    default:
+      throw new Error('command ' + m.command + ' is invalid');
+  }
+});