diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index c657b71..aeff9ca 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -38,5 +38,8 @@
 	path = .vim/pack/bardo/start/vim-airline-themes
 	url = https://github.com/vim-airline/vim-airline-themes.git
 [submodule ".vim/pack/bardo/start/ale"]
-	path = .vim/pack/bardo/start/ale
+	path = .vim/pack/bardo/opt/ale
 	url = https://github.com/w0rp/ale.git
+[submodule ".vim/pack/bardo/start/typescript-vim"]
+	path = .vim/pack/bardo/start/typescript-vim
+	url = https://github.com/leafgarland/typescript-vim.git
diff --git a/.vim/pack/bardo/start/ale b/.vim/pack/bardo/opt/ale
similarity index 100%
rename from .vim/pack/bardo/start/ale
rename to .vim/pack/bardo/opt/ale
diff --git a/.vim/pack/bardo/start/typescript-vim b/.vim/pack/bardo/start/typescript-vim
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..17d85d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vim/pack/bardo/start/typescript-vim
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 17d85d8051ba21283e62a9101734981e10b732fd
diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index e3174b3..e5693aa 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -169,3 +169,8 @@ colorscheme base16-solarized-dark
 if has("python3")
   packadd black
 endif
+
+" ALE conflicts with typescript-vim at the moment
+if ! &ft=="typescript"
+  packadd ale
+endif