diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e906901..4e0f367 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "react-scripts start",
     "bootstrap": "node ./init-faunadb.js",
-    "buildFunctions": "netlify-lambda build functions",
+    "buildFunctions": "netlify-lambda build functions -c ./webpack.config.js",
     "build": "npm run buildFunctions && react-scripts build",
     "test": "react-scripts test --env=jsdom",
     "eject": "react-scripts eject"
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98505ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+var webpack = require("webpack");
+
+/* fix for https://medium.com/@danbruder/typeerror-require-is-not-a-function-webpack-faunadb-6e785858d23b */
+module.exports = {
+  plugins: [
+    new webpack.DefinePlugin({ "global.GENTLY": false })
+  ],
+  node: {
+    __dirname: true,
+  }
+}