diff --git a/lib/build/bundle.js b/lib/build/bundle.js
index 3e0b7383c..7ccafb998 100644
--- a/lib/build/bundle.js
+++ b/lib/build/bundle.js
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ exports.Bundle = class {
 
     if (loaderOptions.configTarget === this.config.name) {
       work = work.then(() => {
-        files.push({ contents: '_aureliaConfigureModuleLoader();'});
+        // create global var "global" for compatibility with nodejs
+        files.push({ contents: 'var global = this; _aureliaConfigureModuleLoader();'});
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/commands/new/buildsystems/cli/index.js b/lib/commands/new/buildsystems/cli/index.js
index f673a0db7..56df17ece 100644
--- a/lib/commands/new/buildsystems/cli/index.js
+++ b/lib/commands/new/buildsystems/cli/index.js
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ module.exports = function(project, options) {
           {
             'path': 'node_modules/aurelia-cli/lib/resources/scripts/configure-bluebird.js',
             'env': 'dev'
-          },
-          'node_modules/@babel/polyfill/browser.js'
+          }
         ],
         dependencies: [
           // only needs packages not explicitly depend
diff --git a/lib/resources/src/main-cli.js b/lib/resources/src/main-cli.js
index bcdc4da82..172b99f25 100644
--- a/lib/resources/src/main-cli.js
+++ b/lib/resources/src/main-cli.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import '@babel/polyfill';
 import environment from './environment';
 
 export function configure(aurelia) {
diff --git a/lib/resources/src/main-cli.template.js b/lib/resources/src/main-cli.template.js
index 36b07970e..9af13fddb 100644
--- a/lib/resources/src/main-cli.template.js
+++ b/lib/resources/src/main-cli.template.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import '@babel/polyfill';
 import environment from './environment';
 // @if features.bootstrap='bootstrap'
 import 'bootstrap';