diff --git a/bundle-config-loader.js b/bundle-config-loader.js
index 3c489b4b..0b396ff9 100644
--- a/bundle-config-loader.js
+++ b/bundle-config-loader.js
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ module.exports = function (source) {
     const hmr = `
         if (module.hot) {
             const hmrUpdate = require("nativescript-dev-webpack/hmr").hmrUpdate;
-            let initialHmrUpdate = true;
+            global.__initialHmrUpdate = true;
             global.__hmrSyncBackup = global.__onLiveSync;
 
             global.__onLiveSync = function () {
                 hmrUpdate();
             };
 
-            global.__hmrRefresh = function({ type, module } = {}) {
-                if (initialHmrUpdate) {
+            global.hmrRefresh = function({ type, module } = {}) {
+                if (global.__initialHmrUpdate) {
                     return;
                 }
 
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ module.exports = function (source) {
                 });
             };
 
-            hmrUpdate().then(() =>{
-                initialHmrUpdate = false;
+            hmrUpdate().then(() => {
+                global.__initialHmrUpdate = false;
             })
         }
         `;
diff --git a/demo/AngularApp/app/main.ts b/demo/AngularApp/app/main.ts
index eea29eb0..753b2683 100644
--- a/demo/AngularApp/app/main.ts
+++ b/demo/AngularApp/app/main.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if (module["hot"]) {
     module["hot"].accept(["./app.module"], () => {
         // Currently the context is needed only for application style modules.
         const moduleContext = {};
-        global["__hmrRefresh"](moduleContext);
+        global["hmrRefresh"](moduleContext);
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/hot-loader-helper.js b/hot-loader-helper.js
index 49dd51d5..d69a8848 100644
--- a/hot-loader-helper.js
+++ b/hot-loader-helper.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module.exports.reload = function ({ type, module }) {
     if (module.hot) {
         module.hot.accept();
         module.hot.dispose(() => {
-            global.__hmrRefresh({ type: '${type}', module: '${module}' });
+            global.hmrRefresh({ type: '${type}', module: '${module}' });
         })
     }
 `};
diff --git a/lazy-ngmodule-hot-loader.js b/lazy-ngmodule-hot-loader.js
index 1384f744..054602a3 100644
--- a/lazy-ngmodule-hot-loader.js
+++ b/lazy-ngmodule-hot-loader.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const HOT_DISPOSE = `
         module.hot.dispose(() => {
             // Currently the context is needed only for application style modules.
             const moduleContext = {};
-            global.__hmrRefresh(moduleContext);
+            global.hmrRefresh(moduleContext);
         });`;
 const HMR_HANDLER = `
     if (module.hot) {