diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 1ed087471..5d825c514 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ module.exports = {
           {
             ignore: [
               'payload-config',
+              'payload/generated-types',
             ],
           },
         ],
diff --git a/src/auth/operations/resetPassword.ts b/src/auth/operations/resetPassword.ts
index 7bbe9c645..2faadb62b 100644
--- a/src/auth/operations/resetPassword.ts
+++ b/src/auth/operations/resetPassword.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { PayloadRequest } from '../../express/types';
 
 export type Result = {
   token: string
-  user: UserDocument
+  user: Record<string, unknown>
 }
 
 export type Arguments = {
diff --git a/src/collections/graphql/resolvers/findByID.ts b/src/collections/graphql/resolvers/findByID.ts
index 23dbe93d3..55d244149 100644
--- a/src/collections/graphql/resolvers/findByID.ts
+++ b/src/collections/graphql/resolvers/findByID.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { BaseConfig } from '../../../config/types';
+import { Config as SchemaConfig } from 'payload/generated-types';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import { Collection } from '../../config/types';
 import findByID from '../../operations/findByID';
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export type Resolver<T> = (_: unknown, args: {
   }
 ) => Promise<T>
 
-export default function findByIDResolver<T extends keyof BaseConfig['collections']>(collection: Collection): Resolver<BaseConfig['collections'][T]> {
+export default function findByIDResolver<T extends keyof SchemaConfig['collections']>(collection: Collection): Resolver<SchemaConfig['collections'][T]> {
   return async function resolver(_, args, context) {
     const { req } = context;
     if (args.locale) req.locale = args.locale;
diff --git a/src/collections/graphql/resolvers/update.ts b/src/collections/graphql/resolvers/update.ts
index 579f1d2e1..91dabe690 100644
--- a/src/collections/graphql/resolvers/update.ts
+++ b/src/collections/graphql/resolvers/update.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-param-reassign */
 import { Response } from 'express';
+import { Config as SchemaConfig } from 'payload/generated-types';
 import { Collection } from '../../config/types';
 import update from '../../operations/update';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
-import { BaseConfig } from '../../../config/types';
 
-export type Resolver<Config extends BaseConfig, Slug extends keyof BaseConfig['collections']> = (_: unknown, args: {
+export type Resolver<TSlug extends keyof SchemaConfig['collections']> = (_: unknown, args: {
   id: string | number
-  data: Config['collections'][Slug]
+  data: SchemaConfig['collections'][TSlug]
   locale?: string
   draft: boolean
   autosave: boolean
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ export type Resolver<Config extends BaseConfig, Slug extends keyof BaseConfig['c
     req: PayloadRequest,
     res: Response
   }
-) => Promise<Config['collections'][Slug]>
+) => Promise<SchemaConfig['collections'][TSlug]>
 
-export default function updateResolver<Config extends BaseConfig, Slug extends keyof BaseConfig['collections']>(
+export default function updateResolver<TSlug extends keyof SchemaConfig['collections']>(
   collection: Collection,
-): Resolver<Config, Slug> {
+): Resolver<TSlug> {
   async function resolver(_, args, context) {
     if (args.locale) context.req.locale = args.locale;
     if (args.fallbackLocale) context.req.fallbackLocale = args.fallbackLocale;
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export default function updateResolver<Config extends BaseConfig, Slug extends k
       autosave: args.autosave,
     };
 
-    const result = await update<Config, Slug>(options);
+    const result = await update<TSlug>(options);
 
     return result;
   }
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/findByID.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/findByID.ts
index cc02e191e..4848dad43 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/findByID.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/findByID.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { BaseConfig } from '../../../config/types';
+import { Config as GeneratedTypes } from 'payload/generated-types';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import { Document } from '../../../types';
 import findByID from '../findByID';
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Payload } from '../../../payload';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../dataloader';
 import i18n from '../../../translations/init';
 
-export type Options<T extends keyof BaseConfig['collections']> = {
+export type Options<T extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']> = {
   collection: T
   id: string
   depth?: number
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export type Options<T extends keyof BaseConfig['collections']> = {
   draft?: boolean
 }
 
-export default async function findByIDLocal<T extends keyof BaseConfig['collections']>(payload: Payload<BaseConfig>, options: Options<T>): Promise<BaseConfig['collections'][T]> {
+export default async function findByIDLocal<T extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']>(payload: Payload, options: Options<T>): Promise<GeneratedTypes['collections'][T]> {
   const {
     collection: collectionSlug,
     depth,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default async function findByIDLocal<T extends keyof BaseConfig['collecti
   if (!req.t) req.t = req.i18n.t;
   if (!req.payloadDataLoader) req.payloadDataLoader = getDataLoader(req);
 
-  return findByID<BaseConfig['collections'][T]>({
+  return findByID<GeneratedTypes['collections'][T]>({
     depth,
     currentDepth,
     id,
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts
index 22579e571..d34519da6 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Config as SchemaConfig } from 'payload/generated-types';
 import { Payload } from '../../../payload';
 import { Document } from '../../../types';
 import getFileByPath from '../../../uploads/getFileByPath';
@@ -6,12 +7,11 @@ import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import { getDataLoader } from '../../dataloader';
 import { File } from '../../../uploads/types';
 import i18nInit from '../../../translations/init';
-import { BaseConfig } from '../../../config/types';
 
-export type Options<Config extends BaseConfig, Slug extends keyof BaseConfig['collections']> = {
-  collection: Slug
+export type Options<TSlug extends keyof SchemaConfig['collections']> = {
+  collection: TSlug
   id: string | number
-  data: Config['collections'][Slug]
+  data: SchemaConfig['collections'][TSlug]
   depth?: number
   locale?: string
   fallbackLocale?: string
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ export type Options<Config extends BaseConfig, Slug extends keyof BaseConfig['co
   autosave?: boolean
 }
 
-export default async function updateLocal<Config extends BaseConfig, Slug extends keyof BaseConfig['collections']>(
-  payload: Payload<BaseConfig>,
-  options: Options<Config, Slug>,
-): Promise<Config['collections'][Slug]> {
+export default async function updateLocal<TSlug extends keyof SchemaConfig['collections']>(
+  payload: Payload,
+  options: Options<TSlug>,
+): Promise<SchemaConfig['collections'][TSlug]> {
   const {
     collection: collectionSlug,
     depth,
@@ -79,5 +79,5 @@ export default async function updateLocal<Config extends BaseConfig, Slug extend
     req,
   };
 
-  return update<Config, Slug>(args);
+  return update<TSlug>(args);
 }
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/update.ts b/src/collections/operations/update.ts
index 336dcdf03..a5b6ddcdf 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/update.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/update.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import httpStatus from 'http-status';
-import { BaseConfig } from '../../config/types';
+import { Config as SchemaConfig } from 'payload/generated-types';
 import { Where, Document } from '../../types';
 import { Collection } from '../config/types';
 import sanitizeInternalFields from '../../utilities/sanitizeInternalFields';
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { afterRead } from '../../fields/hooks/afterRead';
 import { generateFileData } from '../../uploads/generateFileData';
 import { getLatestCollectionVersion } from '../../versions/getLatestCollectionVersion';
 
-export type Arguments<T extends { [field: string]: unknown }> = {
+export type Arguments<T extends { [field: string | number | symbol]: unknown }> = {
   collection: Collection
   req: PayloadRequest
   id: string | number
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ export type Arguments<T extends { [field: string]: unknown }> = {
   autosave?: boolean
 }
 
-async function update<Config extends BaseConfig, Slug extends keyof BaseConfig['collections']>(
-  incomingArgs: Arguments<Config['collections'][Slug]>,
-): Promise<Config['collections'][Slug]> {
+async function update<TSlug extends keyof SchemaConfig['collections']>(
+  incomingArgs: Arguments<SchemaConfig['collections'][TSlug]>,
+): Promise<SchemaConfig['collections'][TSlug]> {
   let args = incomingArgs;
 
   // /////////////////////////////////////
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ async function update<Config extends BaseConfig, Slug extends keyof BaseConfig['
   // beforeValidate - Fields
   // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-  data = await beforeValidate<Config['collections'][Slug]>({
+  data = await beforeValidate<SchemaConfig['collections'][TSlug]>({
     data,
     doc: originalDoc,
     entityConfig: collectionConfig,
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ async function update<Config extends BaseConfig, Slug extends keyof BaseConfig['
   // beforeChange - Fields
   // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-  let result = await beforeChange<Config['collections'][Slug]>({
+  let result = await beforeChange<SchemaConfig['collections'][TSlug]>({
     data,
     doc: originalDoc,
     docWithLocales,
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ async function update<Config extends BaseConfig, Slug extends keyof BaseConfig['
       id,
     });
 
-    result = await saveCollectionDraft<Config['collections'][Slug]>({
+    result = await saveCollectionDraft<SchemaConfig['collections'][TSlug]>({
       payload,
       config: collectionConfig,
       req,
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ async function update<Config extends BaseConfig, Slug extends keyof BaseConfig['
     result = JSON.parse(resultString);
   }
 
-  result = sanitizeInternalFields<Config['collections'][Slug]>(result);
+  result = sanitizeInternalFields<SchemaConfig['collections'][TSlug]>(result);
 
   // /////////////////////////////////////
   // afterRead - Fields
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ async function update<Config extends BaseConfig, Slug extends keyof BaseConfig['
   // afterChange - Fields
   // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-  result = await afterChange<Config['collections'][Slug]>({
+  result = await afterChange<SchemaConfig['collections'][TSlug]>({
     data,
     doc: result,
     previousDoc: originalDoc,
diff --git a/src/config/types.ts b/src/config/types.ts
index 7815f6946..afbe5a103 100644
--- a/src/config/types.ts
+++ b/src/config/types.ts
@@ -20,15 +20,6 @@ import { PayloadRequest } from '../express/types';
 import { Where } from '../types';
 import { User } from '../auth/types';
 
-export interface BaseConfig {
-  collections: {
-    [slug: string | number | symbol]: Record<string, unknown>
-  }
-  globals: {
-    [slug: string | number | symbol]: Record<string, unknown>
-  }
-}
-
 type Email = {
   fromName: string;
   fromAddress: string;
@@ -109,7 +100,7 @@ export type InitOptions = {
   /**
    * A function that is called immediately following startup that receives the Payload instance as it's only argument.
    */
-  onInit?: <C extends BaseConfig = any>(payload: Payload<C>) => Promise<void> | void;
+  onInit?: (payload: Payload) => Promise<void> | void;
 
   /**
    * Specify options for the built-in Pino logger that Payload uses for internal logging.
@@ -541,7 +532,7 @@ export type Config = {
   /** Send anonymous telemetry data about general usage. */
   telemetry?: boolean;
   /** A function that is called immediately following startup that receives the Payload instance as its only argument. */
-  onInit?: <C extends BaseConfig = any>(payload: Payload<C>) => Promise<void> | void;
+  onInit?: (payload: Payload) => Promise<void> | void;
 };
 
 export type SanitizedConfig = Omit<
diff --git a/src/generated-types.ts b/src/generated-types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f69189f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/generated-types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// This is a stub for Payload's generated types.
+// It will not be used.
+// Instead, configure a path within your `tsconfig.json`'s `compilerOptions.paths` to point to your generated types.
+
+export type Config = {
+  collections: {
+    [slug: string | number | symbol]: Record<string, unknown>
+  }
+  globals: {
+    [slug: string | number | symbol]: Record<string, unknown>
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index dffc9d6e4..74d240f5d 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
+import { Config as GeneratedTypes } from 'payload/generated-types';
 import {
-  BaseConfig,
   InitOptions,
 } from './config/types';
 import { initHTTP } from './initHTTP';
-import { Payload } from './payload';
+import { Payload, BasePayload } from './payload';
 
 export { getPayload } from './payload';
 
 require('isomorphic-fetch');
 
-export class PayloadHTTP extends Payload {
-  async init<T extends BaseConfig = any>(options: InitOptions): Promise<Payload<T>> {
-    const payload = await initHTTP<T>(options);
+export class PayloadHTTP extends BasePayload<GeneratedTypes> {
+  async init(options: InitOptions): Promise<Payload> {
+    const payload = await initHTTP(options);
     Object.assign(this, payload);
     return payload;
   }
diff --git a/src/initHTTP.ts b/src/initHTTP.ts
index 7356a4941..9a8ca3e2a 100644
--- a/src/initHTTP.ts
+++ b/src/initHTTP.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-param-reassign */
 import express, { NextFunction, Response } from 'express';
-import { BaseConfig, InitOptions } from './config/types';
+import { Config as GeneratedTypes } from 'payload/generated-types';
+import { InitOptions } from './config/types';
 
 import authenticate from './express/middleware/authenticate';
 import expressMiddleware from './express/middleware';
@@ -20,8 +21,8 @@ import { getDataLoader } from './collections/dataloader';
 import mountEndpoints from './express/mountEndpoints';
 import { Payload, getPayload } from './payload';
 
-export const initHTTP = async <T extends BaseConfig>(options: InitOptions): Promise<Payload<T>> => {
-  const payload = await getPayload<T>(options);
+export const initHTTP = async (options: InitOptions): Promise<Payload> => {
+  const payload = await getPayload(options);
 
   if (!options.local) {
     payload.router = express.Router();
diff --git a/src/payload.ts b/src/payload.ts
index 93cfbdb82..f22d4d693 100644
--- a/src/payload.ts
+++ b/src/payload.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { GraphQLError, GraphQLFormattedError, GraphQLSchema } from 'graphql';
 import crypto from 'crypto';
 import path from 'path';
 import mongoose from 'mongoose';
+import { Config as GeneratedTypes } from 'payload/generated-types';
 import {
   TypeWithID,
   Collection,
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ import {
   SanitizedConfig,
   EmailOptions,
   InitOptions,
-  BaseConfig,
 } from './config/types';
 import { TypeWithVersion } from './versions/types';
 import { PaginatedDocs } from './mongoose/types';
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ import findConfig from './config/find';
 /**
  * @description Payload
  */
-export class Payload<Config extends BaseConfig = any> {
+export class BasePayload<TGeneratedTypes extends GeneratedTypes> {
   config: SanitizedConfig;
 
   collections: {
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export class Payload<Config extends BaseConfig = any> {
    * @description Initializes Payload
    * @param options
    */
-  async init(options: InitOptions): Promise<Payload<Config>> {
+  async init(options: InitOptions): Promise<Payload> {
     this.logger = Logger('payload', options.loggerOptions);
     this.mongoURL = options.mongoURL;
 
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ export class Payload<Config extends BaseConfig = any> {
    * @returns document with specified ID
    */
 
-  findByID = async <T extends keyof Config['collections']>(options: FindByIDOptions<T>): Promise<Config['collections'][T]> => {
+  findByID = async <T extends keyof TGeneratedTypes['collections']>(options: FindByIDOptions<T>): Promise<TGeneratedTypes['collections'][T]> => {
     const { findByID } = localOperations;
     return findByID<T>(this, options);
   }
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ export class Payload<Config extends BaseConfig = any> {
    * @param options
    * @returns Updated document
    */
-  update = async <T extends keyof Config['collections']>(options: UpdateOptions<Config, T>): Promise<Config['collections'][T]> => {
+  update = async <T extends keyof TGeneratedTypes['collections']>(options: UpdateOptions<T>): Promise<TGeneratedTypes['collections'][T]> => {
     const { update } = localOperations;
-    return update<Config, T>(this, options);
+    return update<T>(this, options);
   }
 
   delete = async <T extends TypeWithID = any>(options: DeleteOptions): Promise<T> => {
@@ -348,20 +348,22 @@ export class Payload<Config extends BaseConfig = any> {
   }
 }
 
-let cached = global.payload;
+export type Payload = BasePayload<GeneratedTypes>
+
+let cached = global._payload;
 
 if (!cached) {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-multi-assign
-  cached = global.payload = { payload: null, promise: null };
+  cached = global._payload = { payload: null, promise: null };
 }
 
-export const getPayload = async <T extends BaseConfig>(options: InitOptions): Promise<Payload<T>> => {
+export const getPayload = async (options: InitOptions): Promise<Payload> => {
   if (cached.payload) {
     return cached.payload;
   }
 
   if (!cached.promise) {
-    cached.promise = new Payload<T>().init(options);
+    cached.promise = new BasePayload<GeneratedTypes>().init(options);
   }
 
   try {
diff --git a/test/fields/config.ts b/test/fields/config.ts
index 75285a028..8fe6cb361 100644
--- a/test/fields/config.ts
+++ b/test/fields/config.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import JSONFields, { jsonDoc } from './collections/JSON';
 import RelationshipFields from './collections/Relationship';
 import RadioFields, { radiosDoc } from './collections/Radio';
 import Uploads2 from './collections/Upload2';
+import { Payload } from '../../src/payload';
+import { Config } from './payload-types';
 
 export default buildConfig({
   admin: {
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ export default buildConfig({
     locales: ['en', 'es'],
     fallback: true,
   },
-  onInit: async (payload) => {
+  onInit: async (payload: Payload<Config>) => {
     await payload.create({
       collection: 'users',
       data: {
@@ -102,8 +104,8 @@ export default buildConfig({
         ...uploadsDoc,
         media: createdPNGDoc.id,
       },
-      file: jpgFile
-     });
+      file: jpgFile,
+    });
 
     const richTextDocWithRelId = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(richTextDoc).replace('{{ARRAY_DOC_ID}}', createdArrayDoc.id));
     const richTextDocWithRelationship = { ...richTextDocWithRelId };
@@ -128,5 +130,16 @@ export default buildConfig({
     blocksDocWithRichText.localizedBlocks[0].richText = richTextDocWithRelationship.richText;
 
     await payload.create({ collection: 'block-fields', data: blocksDocWithRichText });
+
+    const arrayField = await payload.findByID({
+      collection: 'array-fields',
+      id: 'test',
+    });
+
+    const updatedArray = await payload.update({
+      collection: 'array-fields',
+      data: arrayField,
+      id: 'test',
+    });
   },
 });
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 977258503..22418458e 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
     "strict": false, /* Enable all strict type-checking options. */
     "moduleResolution": "node", /* Specify module resolution strategy: 'node' (Node.js) or 'classic' (TypeScript pre-1.6). */
     "paths": {
+      "payload/generated-types": [
+        "./src/generated-types.ts",
+      ],
       "payload/config": [
         "./src/config/types.ts"
       ],