diff --git a/embark-ui/src/utils/utils.js b/embark-ui/src/utils/utils.js
index 4e71c95f5..e70aeb567 100644
--- a/embark-ui/src/utils/utils.js
+++ b/embark-ui/src/utils/utils.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const Convert = require('ansi-to-html');
+
 export function last(array) {
   return array && array.length ? array[array.length - 1] : undefined;
 }
@@ -14,7 +16,6 @@ export function hashCode(str) {
 }
 
 export function ansiToHtml(text) {
-  const Convert = require('ansi-to-html');
   const convert = new Convert();
   return convert.toHtml(text.replace(/\n/g,'<br>'))
 }