diff --git a/app/index.js b/app/index.js
index 994cdee97..11dde883e 100644
--- a/app/index.js
+++ b/app/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
 
 // Register the Babel require hook
-require('babel-core/register');
+require('babel-core/register')({
+  only: /generator-angular-fullstack\/(?!node_modules)/
+});
 
 // Export the generator
 exports = module.exports = require('./generator');
diff --git a/endpoint/index.js b/endpoint/index.js
index 994cdee97..11dde883e 100644
--- a/endpoint/index.js
+++ b/endpoint/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
 
 // Register the Babel require hook
-require('babel-core/register');
+require('babel-core/register')({
+  only: /generator-angular-fullstack\/(?!node_modules)/
+});
 
 // Export the generator
 exports = module.exports = require('./generator');