diff --git a/config/webpack/test.js b/config/webpack/test.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/config/webpack/test.js
+++ b/config/webpack/test.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export default {
       {
         test: /\.js$/,
         exclude: /node_modules/,
-        loader: 'babel-loader?stage=0&optional[]=runtime'
+        loader: 'babel-loader?stage=0&optional[]=runtime&loose=true'
       }
     ]
   },
diff --git a/tasks/react-components.js b/tasks/react-components.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/tasks/react-components.js
+++ b/tasks/react-components.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const buildFolder = 'dist/react';
 gulp.task('react-build-src', function() {
   return gulp.src('src/pivotal-ui-react/**/*.js')
     .pipe(plugins.plumber())
-    .pipe(plugins.babel({stage: 0, optional: ['runtime']}))
+    .pipe(plugins.babel({stage: 0, optional: ['runtime'], loose: true}))
     .pipe(plugins.header(COPYRIGHT))
     .pipe(gulp.dest(buildFolder));
 });
chore(babel): Uses loose setting for babel translation

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