diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel/package.json
index 509ac7e54f..c56bdcbd4d 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     "start": "meteor run"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "meteor-node-stubs": "~0.2.0"
+    "meteor-node-stubs": "~0.2.0",
+    "babel-runtime": "6.18.0"
   }
 }