diff --git a/demo/scripts/build.js b/demo/scripts/build.js
index ca20b3d75..f066877ba 100644
--- a/demo/scripts/build.js
+++ b/demo/scripts/build.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import fs from "fs"
 import path from "path"
 import webpack from "webpack"
 import ExtractTextPlugin from "extract-text-webpack-plugin"
@@ -180,6 +181,11 @@ builder({
 
     target: "node",
 
+    externals: [
+      ...fs.readdirSync("node_modules").filter((x) => x !== ".bin"),
+      "statinamic/lib/md-collection-loader/cache",
+    ],
+
     output: {
       ...webpackConfig.output,
       libraryTarget: "commonjs2",
diff --git a/demo/web_modules/app/store.js b/demo/web_modules/app/store.js
index bf2695e81..86c121d2a 100644
--- a/demo/web_modules/app/store.js
+++ b/demo/web_modules/app/store.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { combineReducers } from "redux"
 import createStore from "statinamic/lib/redux/createStore"
 import * as statinamicReducers from "statinamic/lib/redux/modules"
+import minifyCollection from "statinamic/lib/md-collection-loader/minify"
 
 import * as pageComponents from "app/pageComponents"
 
@@ -14,10 +15,11 @@ const store = createStore(
     // static build optimization
     ...__PROD__ && {
       collection:
-        require("statinamic/lib/md-collection-loader/cache").default,
+        minifyCollection(require("statinamic/lib/md-collection-loader/cache")),
     },
 
     pageComponents,
   }
 )
+
 export default store
diff --git a/src/boilerplate/scripts/build.js b/src/boilerplate/scripts/build.js
index f0e1c1ef7..34efaa1dd 100644
--- a/src/boilerplate/scripts/build.js
+++ b/src/boilerplate/scripts/build.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import fs from "fs"
 import path from "path"
 import webpack from "webpack"
 import ExtractTextPlugin from "extract-text-webpack-plugin"
@@ -177,6 +178,11 @@ builder({
 
     target: "node",
 
+    externals: [
+      ...fs.readdirSync("node_modules").filter((x) => x !== ".bin"),
+      "statinamic/lib/md-collection-loader/cache",
+    ],
+
     output: {
       ...webpackConfig.output,
       libraryTarget: "commonjs2",
diff --git a/src/boilerplate/web_modules/app/store.js b/src/boilerplate/web_modules/app/store.js
index bf2695e81..86c121d2a 100644
--- a/src/boilerplate/web_modules/app/store.js
+++ b/src/boilerplate/web_modules/app/store.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { combineReducers } from "redux"
 import createStore from "statinamic/lib/redux/createStore"
 import * as statinamicReducers from "statinamic/lib/redux/modules"
+import minifyCollection from "statinamic/lib/md-collection-loader/minify"
 
 import * as pageComponents from "app/pageComponents"
 
@@ -14,10 +15,11 @@ const store = createStore(
     // static build optimization
     ...__PROD__ && {
       collection:
-        require("statinamic/lib/md-collection-loader/cache").default,
+        minifyCollection(require("statinamic/lib/md-collection-loader/cache")),
     },
 
     pageComponents,
   }
 )
+
 export default store