diff --git a/packages/core/application/application-common.ts b/packages/core/application/application-common.ts
index d27dee9c5..208fbfd6d 100644
--- a/packages/core/application/application-common.ts
+++ b/packages/core/application/application-common.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 // Require globals first so that snapshot takes __extends function.
-const nsGlobals = require('../globals');
-if (!global.NativeScriptHasInitGlobal) {
-	nsGlobals.initGlobal();
-}
+import '../globals';
 
 // Types
 import { AndroidApplication, iOSApplication } from '.';
diff --git a/packages/core/bundle-entry-points.ts b/packages/core/bundle-entry-points.ts
index be990c714..ea5bfda33 100644
--- a/packages/core/bundle-entry-points.ts
+++ b/packages/core/bundle-entry-points.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-const g = require('./globals');
-g.initGlobal();
+// using import is important to ensure webpack keep it in order
+import './globals';
 
 // Register "dynamically" loaded module that need to be resolved by the
 // XML/component builders.
diff --git a/packages/core/globals/index.ts b/packages/core/globals/index.ts
index d47733635..a5771d05f 100644
--- a/packages/core/globals/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/globals/index.ts
@@ -360,4 +360,4 @@ export function initGlobal() {
 }
 if (!global.NativeScriptHasInitGlobal) {
     initGlobal();
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/index.ts b/packages/core/index.ts
index 68f03d56b..8be55e07c 100644
--- a/packages/core/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /// <reference path="./global-types.d.ts" />
 // Init globals first (use require to ensure it's always at the top)
-const nsGlobals = require('./globals');
-nsGlobals.initGlobal();
+import '../globals';
 
 export { iOSApplication, AndroidApplication } from './application';
 export type { ApplicationEventData, LaunchEventData, OrientationChangedEventData, UnhandledErrorEventData, DiscardedErrorEventData, CssChangedEventData, LoadAppCSSEventData, AndroidActivityEventData, AndroidActivityBundleEventData, AndroidActivityRequestPermissionsEventData, AndroidActivityResultEventData, AndroidActivityNewIntentEventData, AndroidActivityBackPressedEventData, SystemAppearanceChangedEventData } from './application';
diff --git a/packages/core/inspector_modules.ios.ts b/packages/core/inspector_modules.ios.ts
index 5bc188a5a..18deeeebf 100644
--- a/packages/core/inspector_modules.ios.ts
+++ b/packages/core/inspector_modules.ios.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 console.log('Loading inspector modules...');
-import { initGlobal } from './globals';
-if (!global.NativeScriptHasInitGlobal) {
-	initGlobal();
-}
+import  './globals';
 require('./debugger/webinspector-network');
 require('./debugger/webinspector-dom');
 require('./debugger/webinspector-css');
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/frame/activity.android.ts b/packages/core/ui/frame/activity.android.ts
index 746ec118c..6c7fdead1 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/frame/activity.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/frame/activity.android.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
+import '../../globals';
 import { setActivityCallbacks, AndroidActivityCallbacks } from '.';
-// use requires to ensure import order
-const globals = require('../../globals');
 const appModule = require('../../application');
 
-if (global.__snapshot) {
-	globals.initGlobal();
-}
-
 /**
  * NOTE: We cannot use NativeClass here because this is used in appComponents in webpack.config
  * Whereby it bypasses the decorator transformation, hence pure es5 style written here
diff --git a/packages/webpack/bundle-config-loader.ts b/packages/webpack/bundle-config-loader.ts
index df0af080b..8e5412a8c 100644
--- a/packages/webpack/bundle-config-loader.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack/bundle-config-loader.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const loader: loader.Loader = function (source, map) {
 	}
 
 	source = `
-        require("${sourceModule}/bundle-entry-points");
+        import "${sourceModule}/bundle-entry-points";
         ${source}
     `;