diff --git a/services/web/babel.config.json b/services/web/babel.config.json
index 75c21e2cb2..e6e36f7f9f 100644
--- a/services/web/babel.config.json
+++ b/services/web/babel.config.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "compact": false,
   "presets": [
     [
       "@babel/env",
diff --git a/services/web/webpack.config.js b/services/web/webpack.config.js
index 7cadbf5b9a..621c892c97 100644
--- a/services/web/webpack.config.js
+++ b/services/web/webpack.config.js
@@ -125,7 +125,10 @@ module.exports = {
         test: /\.([jt]sx?|[cm]js)$/,
         // Only compile application files and specific dependencies
         // (other npm and vendored dependencies must be in ES5 already)
-        exclude: [/node_modules\/(?!(react-dnd|chart\.js|@uppy)\/)/, vendorDir],
+        exclude: [
+          /node_modules\/(?!(react-dnd|chart\.js|@uppy|pdfjs-dist401)\/)/,
+          vendorDir,
+        ],
         use: [
           {
             loader: 'babel-loader',