diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cb70fac..a026b21 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ A template for getting started with [AstroNvim](https://github.com/AstroNvim/Ast
 
 ## System dependencies
 - `lazygit` for lazygit integration
+- `typescript-language-server` and `typescript` installed globally from npm
+```bash
+npm install -g typescript-language-server typescript
+```
 
 ## 🛠️ Installation
 
diff --git a/lua/plugins/astrolsp.lua b/lua/plugins/astrolsp.lua
index 0b59244..8c9c535 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/astrolsp.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/astrolsp.lua
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ return {
     -- customize language server configuration options passed to `lspconfig`
     ---@diagnostic disable: missing-fields
     config = {
+      ts_ls = {},
       -- clangd = { capabilities = { offsetEncoding = "utf-8" } },
     },
     -- customize how language servers are attached
diff --git a/lua/plugins/mason.lua b/lua/plugins/mason.lua
index 8f0aa0c..b6be8eb 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/mason.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/mason.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ return {
     opts = {
       ensure_installed = {
         "lua_ls",
-        "ts_ls",
         -- add more arguments for adding more language servers
       },
     },