diff --git a/.babelrc b/.babelrc
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+{
+    "plugins": [
+        [
+            "transform-runtime", {
+                "helpers": false,
+                "polyfill": false,
+                "regenerator": true,
+                "moduleName": "babel-runtime"
+            }
+        ],
+    "react-hot-loader/babel"],
+    "presets": ["es2015", "react", "stage-0", "flow"],
+    "env": {
+      "production": {
+          "presets": ["react-optimize"]
+      }
+    }
+}