diff --git a/ui/admin/ember-cli-build.js b/ui/admin/ember-cli-build.js
index c089df924..e99e80679 100644
--- a/ui/admin/ember-cli-build.js
+++ b/ui/admin/ember-cli-build.js
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ const EmberApp = require('ember-cli/lib/broccoli/ember-app');
 
 module.exports = function (defaults) {
   let app = new EmberApp(defaults, {
+    'ember-cli-babel': {
+      includeExternalHelpers: true
+    },
     babel: {
       sourceMaps: 'inline',
     },
diff --git a/ui/desktop/ember-cli-build.js b/ui/desktop/ember-cli-build.js
index 7cfb137f6..7cd77f5c0 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/ember-cli-build.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/ember-cli-build.js
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ const EmberApp = require('ember-cli/lib/broccoli/ember-app');
 
 module.exports = function (defaults) {
   let app = new EmberApp(defaults, {
+    'ember-cli-babel': {
+      includeExternalHelpers: true
+    },
     babel: {
       sourceMaps: 'inline',
     },