diff --git a/modules/cli/bin/babel-xviz b/modules/cli/bin/babel-xviz
index e9045e559..9670a2953 100755
--- a/modules/cli/bin/babel-xviz
+++ b/modules/cli/bin/babel-xviz
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 
 # Enable automatic babel in the "xviz" program
 export XVIZ_DEV=1
+export BABEL_ENV='es5'
 
 # Call the main CLI
 exec -a "xviz" "$DIR/xviz" "$@"
diff --git a/modules/cli/bin/xviz b/modules/cli/bin/xviz
index 4a07b98a0..658dba77b 100755
--- a/modules/cli/bin/xviz
+++ b/modules/cli/bin/xviz
@@ -33,12 +33,14 @@ if (
   // global process
   require('@babel/register')({
     configFile: resolve(__dirname, '../../../babel.config.js'),
-    ignore: []
+    ignore: [/node_modules\/(?!@xviz)/]
   });
 
   require('source-map-support').install();
 
-  const ALIASES = require('../../../aliases');
+  const ALIASES = require('ocular-dev-tools/config/ocular.config')({
+      root: resolve(__dirname, '../../..')
+  }).aliases;
   const moduleAlias = require('module-alias');
   moduleAlias.addAliases(ALIASES);