diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-node/api-all.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-node/api-all.mustache
index 0f63a320cd1d..16b585d9e4e7 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-node/api-all.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-node/api-all.mustache
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { {{ classname }} } from './{{ classFilename }}';
 export * from './{{ classFilename }}Interface'
 {{/withInterfaces}}
 {{/apis}}
-import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as http from 'http';
 
 export class HttpError extends Error {
@@ -18,15 +17,7 @@ export class HttpError extends Error {
     }
 }
 
-export interface RequestDetailedFile {
-    value: Buffer;
-    options?: {
-        filename?: string;
-        contentType?: string;
-    }
-}
-
-export type RequestFile = string | Buffer | fs.ReadStream | RequestDetailedFile;
+export { RequestFile } from '../model/models';
 
 export const APIS = [{{#apis}}{{#operations}}{{ classname }}{{/operations}}{{^-last}}, {{/-last}}{{/apis}}];
 {{/apiInfo}}
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-node/model.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-node/model.mustache
index 521bce34d767..e728b68ac4c0 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-node/model.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-node/model.mustache
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{>licenseInfo}}
 {{#models}}
 {{#model}}
-import { RequestFile } from '../api';
+import { RequestFile } from './models';
 {{#tsImports}}
 import { {{classname}} } from '{{filename}}';
 {{/tsImports}}
@@ -78,4 +78,4 @@ export enum {{classname}} {
 }
 {{/isEnum}}
 {{/model}}
-{{/models}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{/models}}
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-node/models.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-node/models.mustache
index 41bf1422eab8..93f3790d667d 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-node/models.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-node/models.mustache
@@ -1,10 +1,27 @@
+{{#generateApis}}
+import localVarRequest from 'request';
+{{/generateApis}}
+
 {{#models}}
 {{#model}}
 export * from '{{{ classFilename }}}';
 {{/model}}
 {{/models}}
 
-import localVarRequest from 'request';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+
+export interface RequestDetailedFile {
+    value: Buffer;
+    options?: {
+        filename?: string;
+        contentType?: string;
+    }
+}
+
+export type RequestFile = string | Buffer | fs.ReadStream | RequestDetailedFile;
+
+{{! Object serialization only relevant if generating APIs, too }}
+{{#generateApis}}
 
 {{#models}}
 {{#model}}
@@ -235,3 +252,4 @@ export class VoidAuth implements Authentication {
 }
 
 export type Interceptor = (requestOptions: localVarRequest.Options) => (Promise<void> | void);
+{{/generateApis}}
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/api/apis.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/api/apis.ts
index eef2cffcc297..3faa8c47b335 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/api/apis.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/api/apis.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ export * from './storeApi';
 import { StoreApi } from './storeApi';
 export * from './userApi';
 import { UserApi } from './userApi';
-import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as http from 'http';
 
 export class HttpError extends Error {
@@ -14,14 +13,6 @@ export class HttpError extends Error {
     }
 }
 
-export interface RequestDetailedFile {
-    value: Buffer;
-    options?: {
-        filename?: string;
-        contentType?: string;
-    }
-}
-
-export type RequestFile = string | Buffer | fs.ReadStream | RequestDetailedFile;
+export { RequestFile } from '../model/models';
 
 export const APIS = [PetApi, StoreApi, UserApi];
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/apiResponse.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/apiResponse.ts
index ae84669a8422..aa4047061f9c 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/apiResponse.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/apiResponse.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Do not edit the class manually.
  */
 
-import { RequestFile } from '../api';
+import { RequestFile } from './models';
 
 /**
 * Describes the result of uploading an image resource
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/category.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/category.ts
index 1babd0fd22e3..facdc9d479f6 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/category.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/category.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Do not edit the class manually.
  */
 
-import { RequestFile } from '../api';
+import { RequestFile } from './models';
 
 /**
 * A category for a pet
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/models.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/models.ts
index 1da13addd120..ba05217de7e8 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/models.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/models.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import localVarRequest from 'request';
+
 export * from './apiResponse';
 export * from './category';
 export * from './order';
@@ -5,7 +7,18 @@ export * from './pet';
 export * from './tag';
 export * from './user';
 
-import localVarRequest from 'request';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+
+export interface RequestDetailedFile {
+    value: Buffer;
+    options?: {
+        filename?: string;
+        contentType?: string;
+    }
+}
+
+export type RequestFile = string | Buffer | fs.ReadStream | RequestDetailedFile;
+
 
 import { ApiResponse } from './apiResponse';
 import { Category } from './category';
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/order.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/order.ts
index 1ee3ea280c61..18d5a8f2e861 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/order.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/order.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Do not edit the class manually.
  */
 
-import { RequestFile } from '../api';
+import { RequestFile } from './models';
 
 /**
 * An order for a pets from the pet store
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/pet.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/pet.ts
index 141c4ebc17c9..10fd0c33207b 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/pet.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/pet.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Do not edit the class manually.
  */
 
-import { RequestFile } from '../api';
+import { RequestFile } from './models';
 import { Category } from './category';
 import { Tag } from './tag';
 
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/tag.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/tag.ts
index 96e644974ef1..6b0f9752ee90 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/tag.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/tag.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Do not edit the class manually.
  */
 
-import { RequestFile } from '../api';
+import { RequestFile } from './models';
 
 /**
 * A tag for a pet
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/user.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/user.ts
index 62b0b6436898..0b1401384c07 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/user.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/default/model/user.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Do not edit the class manually.
  */
 
-import { RequestFile } from '../api';
+import { RequestFile } from './models';
 
 /**
 * A User who is purchasing from the pet store
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/api/apis.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/api/apis.ts
index eef2cffcc297..3faa8c47b335 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/api/apis.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/api/apis.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ export * from './storeApi';
 import { StoreApi } from './storeApi';
 export * from './userApi';
 import { UserApi } from './userApi';
-import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as http from 'http';
 
 export class HttpError extends Error {
@@ -14,14 +13,6 @@ export class HttpError extends Error {
     }
 }
 
-export interface RequestDetailedFile {
-    value: Buffer;
-    options?: {
-        filename?: string;
-        contentType?: string;
-    }
-}
-
-export type RequestFile = string | Buffer | fs.ReadStream | RequestDetailedFile;
+export { RequestFile } from '../model/models';
 
 export const APIS = [PetApi, StoreApi, UserApi];
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/apiResponse.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/apiResponse.ts
index ae84669a8422..aa4047061f9c 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/apiResponse.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/apiResponse.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Do not edit the class manually.
  */
 
-import { RequestFile } from '../api';
+import { RequestFile } from './models';
 
 /**
 * Describes the result of uploading an image resource
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/category.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/category.ts
index 1babd0fd22e3..facdc9d479f6 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/category.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/category.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Do not edit the class manually.
  */
 
-import { RequestFile } from '../api';
+import { RequestFile } from './models';
 
 /**
 * A category for a pet
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/models.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/models.ts
index 1da13addd120..ba05217de7e8 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/models.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/models.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import localVarRequest from 'request';
+
 export * from './apiResponse';
 export * from './category';
 export * from './order';
@@ -5,7 +7,18 @@ export * from './pet';
 export * from './tag';
 export * from './user';
 
-import localVarRequest from 'request';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+
+export interface RequestDetailedFile {
+    value: Buffer;
+    options?: {
+        filename?: string;
+        contentType?: string;
+    }
+}
+
+export type RequestFile = string | Buffer | fs.ReadStream | RequestDetailedFile;
+
 
 import { ApiResponse } from './apiResponse';
 import { Category } from './category';
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/order.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/order.ts
index 1ee3ea280c61..18d5a8f2e861 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/order.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/order.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Do not edit the class manually.
  */
 
-import { RequestFile } from '../api';
+import { RequestFile } from './models';
 
 /**
 * An order for a pets from the pet store
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/pet.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/pet.ts
index 141c4ebc17c9..10fd0c33207b 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/pet.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/pet.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Do not edit the class manually.
  */
 
-import { RequestFile } from '../api';
+import { RequestFile } from './models';
 import { Category } from './category';
 import { Tag } from './tag';
 
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/tag.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/tag.ts
index 96e644974ef1..6b0f9752ee90 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/tag.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/tag.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Do not edit the class manually.
  */
 
-import { RequestFile } from '../api';
+import { RequestFile } from './models';
 
 /**
 * A tag for a pet
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/user.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/user.ts
index 62b0b6436898..0b1401384c07 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/user.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-node/npm/model/user.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Do not edit the class manually.
  */
 
-import { RequestFile } from '../api';
+import { RequestFile } from './models';
 
 /**
 * A User who is purchasing from the pet store