diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 7e2d3aa3..a3b2a4c1 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const embarkPath = process.env.EMBARK_PATH;
 
 const embarkAliases = require(path.join(dappPath, '.embark/embark-aliases.json'));
 const embarkAssets = require(path.join(dappPath, '.embark/embark-assets.json'));
+const embarkJson = require(path.join(dappPath, 'embark.json'));
 
 // it's important to `embark reset` if a pkg version is specified in
 // embark.json and changed/removed later, otherwise pkg resolution may behave