diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index ccfed32a64..54761ce421 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@
 * The `"env"` field is now supported in `.babelrc` files.
   [PR #8963](https://github.com/meteor/meteor/pull/8963)
 
+* Files contained by `client/compatibility/` directories or added with
+  `api.addFiles(files, ..., { bare: true })` are now evaluated before
+  importing modules with `require`, which may be a breaking change if you
+  depend on the interleaving of `bare` files with eager module evaluation.
+  [PR #8972](https://github.com/meteor/meteor/pull/8972)
+
 ## v1.5.1, 2017-07-12
 
 * Node has been upgraded to version 4.8.4.
diff --git a/tools/isobuild/linker.js b/tools/isobuild/linker.js
index d117fb88f7..5a7b09fa60 100644
--- a/tools/isobuild/linker.js
+++ b/tools/isobuild/linker.js
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ _.extend(Module.prototype, {
 
     _.each(this.files, file => {
       if (file.bare) {
-        // Bare files will be added in between the synchronous require
-        // calls in _chunkifyEagerRequires.
+        // Bare files will be added before the synchronous require calls
+        // in _chunkifyEagerRequires.
         return;
       }
 
@@ -384,10 +384,9 @@ _.extend(Module.prototype, {
   },
 
   // Adds require calls to the chunks array for all modules that should be
-  // eagerly evaluated, and also includes bare files in the appropriate
-  // order with respect to the require calls. Returns the name of the
-  // variable that holds the main exports object, if api.mainModule was
-  // used to define a main module.
+  // eagerly evaluated, and also includes any bare files before the
+  // require calls. Returns the name of the variable that holds the main
+  // exports object, if api.mainModule was used to define a main module.
   _chunkifyEagerRequires(chunks, moduleCount, sourceWidth) {
     assert.ok(_.isArray(chunks));
     assert.ok(_.isNumber(moduleCount));
@@ -396,8 +395,11 @@ _.extend(Module.prototype, {
     let exportsName;
 
     // Now that we have installed everything in this package or
-    // application, immediately require the non-lazy modules and
-    // evaluate the bare files.
+    // application, first evaluate the bare files, then require the
+    // non-lazy (eager) modules.
+
+    const eagerModuleFiles = [];
+
     _.each(this.files, file => {
       if (file.bare) {
         chunks.push("\n", file.getPrelinkedOutput({
@@ -405,6 +407,12 @@ _.extend(Module.prototype, {
           noLineNumbers: this.noLineNumbers
         }));
       } else if (moduleCount > 0 && ! file.lazy) {
+        eagerModuleFiles.push(file);
+      }
+    });
+
+    if (eagerModuleFiles.length > 0) {
+      _.each(eagerModuleFiles, file => {
         if (file.mainModule) {
           exportsName = "exports";
         }
@@ -415,8 +423,8 @@ _.extend(Module.prototype, {
           JSON.stringify("./" + file.installPath),
           ");"
         );
-      }
-    });
+      });
+    }
 
     return exportsName;
   }
diff --git a/tools/runners/run-mongo.js b/tools/runners/run-mongo.js
index e3cf6b3a53..b3d93ea412 100644
--- a/tools/runners/run-mongo.js
+++ b/tools/runners/run-mongo.js
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ var launchMongo = function (options) {
         'meteor',
         new mongoNpmModule.Server('127.0.0.1', options.port, {
           poolSize: 1,
-          socketOptions: {connectTimeoutMS: 30000},
+          socketOptions: {connectTimeoutMS: 60000},
         }),
         {safe: true});
 
diff --git a/tools/tests/modules.js b/tools/tests/modules.js
index c9fac18c9b..5fa92593d2 100644
--- a/tools/tests/modules.js
+++ b/tools/tests/modules.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ selftest.define("modules - test app", function () {
       "--driver-package", "dispatch:mocha-phantomjs"
     );
 
-    run.waitSecs(180);
+    run.waitSecs(60);
     run.match("App running at");
     run.match("SERVER FAILURES: 0");
     run.match("CLIENT FAILURES: 0");