diff --git a/meta.js b/meta.js
index 1082b09e1d..8e2642c1fe 100644
--- a/meta.js
+++ b/meta.js
@@ -114,8 +114,10 @@ module.exports = {
     ".eslintrc.js": "lint",
     ".eslintignore": "lint",
     "config/test.env.js": "unit || e2e",
+    "build/webpack.test.conf.js": "e2e || (unit && runner === 'karma')",
     "test/unit/**/*": "unit",
     "test/unit/index.js": "unit && runner === 'karma'",
+    "test/unit/jest.conf.js": "unit && runner === 'jest'",
     "test/unit/karma.conf.js": "unit && runner === 'karma'",
     "test/unit/specs/index.js": "unit && runner === 'karma'",
     "test/unit/setup.js": "unit && runner === 'jest'",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0fefd01e63..92538abd00 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vue-cli-template-webpack",
-  "version": "1.2.3",
+  "version": "1.2.4",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "A full-featured Webpack setup with hot-reload, lint-on-save, unit testing & css extraction.",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/template/.babelrc b/template/.babelrc
index 050e00e28c..6e0aaac99c 100644
--- a/template/.babelrc
+++ b/template/.babelrc
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
     }],
     "stage-2"
   ],
-  "plugins": ["transform-runtime"],
+  "plugins": ["transform-runtime"]{{#if_or unit e2e}},
   "env": {
     "test": {
       "presets": ["env", "stage-2"]{{#if_eq runner "karma"}},
-      "plugins": ["istanbul"]
-      {{/if_eq}}
+      "plugins": ["istanbul"]{{/if_eq}}{{#if_eq runner "jest"}},
+      "plugins": ["transform-es2015-modules-commonjs", "dynamic-import-node"]{{/if_eq}}
     }
-  }
+  }{{/if_or}}
 }
diff --git a/template/build/utils.js b/template/build/utils.js
index 27f4bea66e..55c301fe8d 100644
--- a/template/build/utils.js
+++ b/template/build/utils.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ exports.createNotifierCallback = function () {
     }
     const error = errors[0]
 
-    const filename = error.file.split('!').pop()
+    const filename = error.file && error.file.split('!').pop()
     notifier.notify({
       title: pkg.name,
       message: severity + ': ' + error.name,
diff --git a/template/build/vue-loader.conf.js b/template/build/vue-loader.conf.js
index d2ece8f322..847f7cf2b9 100644
--- a/template/build/vue-loader.conf.js
+++ b/template/build/vue-loader.conf.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module.exports = {
     extract: isProduction
   }),
   cssSourceMap: sourceMapEnabled,
+  cacheBusting: config.dev.cacheBusting, 
   transformToRequire: {
     video: 'src',
     source: 'src',
diff --git a/template/build/webpack.dev.conf.js b/template/build/webpack.dev.conf.js
index d344b962b4..813a7b0ccd 100644
--- a/template/build/webpack.dev.conf.js
+++ b/template/build/webpack.dev.conf.js
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ const devWebpackConfig = merge(baseWebpackConfig, {
   },
   // cheap-module-eval-source-map is faster for development
   devtool: config.dev.devtool,
-  
+
   // these devServer options should be customized in /config/index.js
   devServer: {
     clientLogLevel: 'warning',
     historyApiFallback: true,
     hot: true,
+    compress: true,
     host: process.env.HOST || config.dev.host,
     port: process.env.PORT || config.dev.port,
     open: config.dev.autoOpenBrowser,
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ const devWebpackConfig = merge(baseWebpackConfig, {
   plugins: [
     new webpack.DefinePlugin({
       'process.env': require('../config/dev.env')
-    }), 
+    }),
     new webpack.HotModuleReplacementPlugin(),
     new webpack.NamedModulesPlugin(), // HMR shows correct file names in console on update.
     new webpack.NoEmitOnErrorsPlugin(),
diff --git a/template/build/webpack.prod.conf.js b/template/build/webpack.prod.conf.js
index 205f9eda50..ffe2784fee 100644
--- a/template/build/webpack.prod.conf.js
+++ b/template/build/webpack.prod.conf.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const webpackConfig = merge(baseWebpackConfig, {
   output: {
     path: config.build.assetsRoot,
     filename: utils.assetsPath('js/[name].[chunkhash].js'),
-    chunkFilename: utils.assetsPath('js/[name].[chunkhash].js')
+    chunkFilename: utils.assetsPath('js/[id].[chunkhash].js')
   },
   plugins: [
     // http://vuejs.github.io/vue-loader/en/workflow/production.html
diff --git a/template/config/index.js b/template/config/index.js
index 5242f081c2..96003c28c5 100644
--- a/template/config/index.js
+++ b/template/config/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict'
-// Template version: 1.2.3
+// Template version: 1.2.4
 // see http://vuejs-templates.github.io/webpack for documentation.
 
 const path = require('path')
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     // Various Dev Server settings
     host: 'localhost', // can be overwritten by process.env.HOST
-    port: 8080, // can be overwritten by process.env.HOST, if port is in use, a free one will be determined
+    port: 8080, // can be overwritten by process.env.PORT, if port is in use, a free one will be determined
     autoOpenBrowser: false,
     errorOverlay: true,
     notifyOnErrors: true,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // just be aware of this issue when enabling this option.
     cssSourceMap: false,
   },
-  
+
   build: {
     // Template for index.html
     index: path.resolve(__dirname, '../dist/index.html'),
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ module.exports = {
     productionSourceMap: false,
     // https://webpack.js.org/configuration/devtool/#production
     devtool: '#source-map',
-    
+
     // Gzip off by default as many popular static hosts such as
     // Surge or Netlify already gzip all static assets for you.
     // Before setting to `true`, make sure to:
     // npm install --save-dev compression-webpack-plugin
     productionGzip: false,
     productionGzipExtensions: ['js', 'css'],
-    
+
     // Run the build command with an extra argument to
     // View the bundle analyzer report after build finishes:
     // `npm run build --report`
diff --git a/template/test/e2e/custom-assertions/elementCount.js b/template/test/e2e/custom-assertions/elementCount.js
index c0103f9431..972e9508ab 100644
--- a/template/test/e2e/custom-assertions/elementCount.js
+++ b/template/test/e2e/custom-assertions/elementCount.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 // A custom Nightwatch assertion.
-// the name of the method is the filename.
-// can be used in tests like this:
+// The assertion name is the filename.
+// Example usage:
 //
 //   browser.assert.elementCount(selector, count)
 //
-// for how to write custom assertions see
+// For more information on custom assertions see:
 // http://nightwatchjs.org/guide#writing-custom-assertions
+
 exports.assertion = function (selector, count) {
   this.message = 'Testing if element <' + selector + '> has count: ' + count{{#if_eq lintConfig "airbnb"}};{{/if_eq}}
   this.expected = count{{#if_eq lintConfig "airbnb"}};{{/if_eq}}
@@ -17,8 +18,8 @@ exports.assertion = function (selector, count) {
   }
   this.command = function (cb) {
     var self = this{{#if_eq lintConfig "airbnb"}};{{/if_eq}}
-    return this.api.execute(function (selector) {
-      return document.querySelectorAll(selector).length{{#if_eq lintConfig "airbnb"}};{{/if_eq}}
+    return this.api.execute(function (selectorToCount) {
+      return document.querySelectorAll(selectorToCount).length{{#if_eq lintConfig "airbnb"}};{{/if_eq}}
     }, [selector], function (res) {
       cb.call(self, res){{#if_eq lintConfig "airbnb"}};{{/if_eq}}
     }){{#if_eq lintConfig "airbnb"}};{{/if_eq}}
diff --git a/template/test/unit/jest.conf.js b/template/test/unit/jest.conf.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c524e9d7bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/test/unit/jest.conf.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+const path = require('path')
+
+module.exports = {
+  rootDir: path.resolve(__dirname, '../../'),
+  moduleFileExtensions: [
+    'js',
+    'json',
+    'vue'
+  ],
+  moduleNameMapper: {
+    '^@/(.*)$': '<rootDir>/src/$1'
+  },
+  transform: {
+    '^.+\\.js$': '<rootDir>/node_modules/babel-jest',
+    '.*\\.(vue)$': '<rootDir>/node_modules/vue-jest'
+  },{{#e2e}}
+  testPathIgnorePatterns: [
+    '<rootDir>/test/e2e'
+  ],{{/e2e}}
+  snapshotSerializers: ['<rootDir>/node_modules/jest-serializer-vue'],
+  setupFiles: ['<rootDir>/test/unit/setup'],
+  mapCoverage: true,
+  coverageDirectory: '<rootDir>/test/unit/coverage',
+  collectCoverageFrom: [
+    'src/**/*.{js,vue}',
+    '!src/main.js',
+    {{#router}}
+    '!src/router/index.js',
+    {{/router}}
+    '!**/node_modules/**'
+  ]
+}