diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index e23488f..25329ec 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
       "trailingComma": "all",
       "bracketSpacing": true,
       "jsxBracketSameLine": true,
-      "variable-name": false,
-    }]
+      }],
+    "variable-name": {
+      "options": [
+        "allow-leading-underscore"
+      ]
+    }
   }
 }