diff --git a/lib/pipeline/webpack.config.js b/lib/pipeline/webpack.config.js
index f024c466..4096b0c2 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/webpack.config.js
+++ b/lib/pipeline/webpack.config.js
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@ const entry = Object.keys(embarkAssets)
         return obj;
       }, {});
 
+function resolve(pkgName) {
+  if (Array.isArray(pkgName)) {
+    const _pkgName = pkgName[0];
+    pkgName[0] = require.resolve(_pkgName);
+    return pkgName;
+  } else {
+    return require.resolve(pkgName);
+  }
+}
+
 // base config
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -90,28 +100,28 @@ const base = {
         options: {
           plugins: [
             [
-              require.resolve('babel-plugin-module-resolver'), {
+              'babel-plugin-module-resolver', {
                 'alias': embarkAliases
               }
             ],
             [
-              require.resolve('@babel/plugin-transform-runtime'), {
+              '@babel/plugin-transform-runtime', {
                 corejs: 2,
                 useESModules: true
               }
             ]
-          ],
+          ].map(resolve),
           presets: [
             [
-              require.resolve('@babel/preset-env'), {
+              '@babel/preset-env', {
                 modules: false,
                 targets: {
                   browsers: ['last 1 version', 'not dead', '> 0.2%']
                 }
               }
             ],
-            require.resolve('@babel/preset-react')
-          ]
+            '@babel/preset-react'
+          ].map(resolve)
         }
       }
     ]