diff --git a/boilerplate/embark.json b/boilerplate/embark.json
index fac6d3eca..dcee5f595 100644
--- a/boilerplate/embark.json
+++ b/boilerplate/embark.json
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
     "index.html": "app/index.html"
   },
   "buildDir": "dist/",
-  "config": "config/"
+  "config": "config/",
+  "plugins": []
 }
diff --git a/demo/embark.json b/demo/embark.json
index fac6d3eca..dcee5f595 100644
--- a/demo/embark.json
+++ b/demo/embark.json
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
     "index.html": "app/index.html"
   },
   "buildDir": "dist/",
-  "config": "config/"
+  "config": "config/",
+  "plugins": []
 }