diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/babel.config.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/babel.config.js
index f53b7c19..17b7744a 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/babel.config.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/babel.config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const babelConfig = require('../../babel.config.js');
 
 module.exports = {
@@ -5,18 +6,18 @@ module.exports = {
   plugins: [
     ...babelConfig.plugins,
     ['module-resolver', {
-      root: './src/components',
+      root: path.join(__dirname, 'src/components'),
       alias: {
-        src: './src',
-        Actions: './src/actions/',
-        Constants: './src/constants/',
-        Formats: './src/formats/',
-        Integrations: './src/integrations/',
-        Lib: './src/lib/',
-        Reducers: './src/reducers/',
-        Redux: './src/redux/',
-        Routing: './src/routing/',
-        ValueObjects: './src/valueObjects/',
+        src: path.join(__dirname, 'src'),
+        Actions: path.join(__dirname, 'src/actions/'),
+        Constants: path.join(__dirname, 'src/constants/'),
+        Formats: path.join(__dirname, 'src/formats/'),
+        Integrations: path.join(__dirname, 'src/integrations/'),
+        Lib: path.join(__dirname, 'src/lib/'),
+        Reducers: path.join(__dirname, 'src/reducers/'),
+        Redux: path.join(__dirname, 'src/redux/'),
+        Routing: path.join(__dirname, 'src/routing/'),
+        ValueObjects: path.join(__dirname, 'src/valueObjects/'),
       }
     }],
   ],
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/webpack.config.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/webpack.config.js
index eb5c90a9..343ca50d 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/webpack.config.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/webpack.config.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ module.exports = {
       },
       {
         test: /\.css$/,
-        include: [/redux-notifications/],
+        include: [/(redux-notifications|react-datetime)/],
         use: ['to-string-loader', 'css-loader'],
       },
     ],
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms/src/backends.js b/packages/netlify-cms/src/backends.js
index cfe96d99..687bd53e 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms/src/backends.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms/src/backends.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import cms from 'netlify-cms-core';
-import { GitHubBackend } from 'netlify-cms-backend-github';
-import { GitLabBackend } from 'netlify-cms-backend-gitlab';
-import { GitGatewayBackend } from 'netlify-cms-backend-git-gateway';
-import { TestBackend } from 'netlify-cms-backend-test';
+import cms from 'netlify-cms-core/src';
+import { GitHubBackend } from 'netlify-cms-backend-github/src';
+import { GitLabBackend } from 'netlify-cms-backend-gitlab/src';
+import { GitGatewayBackend } from 'netlify-cms-backend-git-gateway/src';
+import { TestBackend } from 'netlify-cms-backend-test/src';
 
+console.log(cms);
 const { registerBackend } = cms;
 
 registerBackend('git-gateway', GitGatewayBackend);
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms/src/editor-components.js b/packages/netlify-cms/src/editor-components.js
index 194644b0..abb2b9fe 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms/src/editor-components.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms/src/editor-components.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import image from 'netlify-cms-editor-component-image';
+import cms from 'netlify-cms-core/src';
+import image from 'netlify-cms-editor-component-image/src';
 
 const { registerEditorComponent } = cms;
 
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms/src/index.js b/packages/netlify-cms/src/index.js
index ccf0cf51..542968f3 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms/src/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import { init } from 'netlify-cms-core/src';
 import './backends';
 import './widgets';
 import './editor-components';
+
+init()
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms/src/widgets.js b/packages/netlify-cms/src/widgets.js
index 228a8605..37a250ed 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms/src/widgets.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms/src/widgets.js
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-import cms from 'netlify-cms-core';
-import { StringControl, StringPreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-string';
-import { NumberControl, NumberPreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-number';
-import { TextControl, TextPreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-text';
-import { ImageControl, ImagePreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-image';
-import { FileControl, FilePreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-file';
-import { DateControl, DatePreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-date';
-import { DateTimeControl, DateTimePreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-datetime';
-import { SelectControl, SelectPreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-select';
-import { MarkdownControl, MarkdownPreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-markdown';
-import { ListControl, ListPreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-list';
-import { ObjectControl, ObjectPreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-object';
-import { RelationControl, RelationPreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-relation';
-import { BooleanControl } from 'netlify-cms-widget-boolean';
+import cms from 'netlify-cms-core/src';
+import { StringControl, StringPreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-string/src';
+import { NumberControl, NumberPreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-number/src';
+import { TextControl, TextPreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-text/src';
+import { ImageControl, ImagePreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-image/src';
+import { FileControl, FilePreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-file/src';
+import { DateControl, DatePreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-date/src';
+import { DateTimeControl, DateTimePreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-datetime/src';
+import { SelectControl, SelectPreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-select/src';
+import { MarkdownControl, MarkdownPreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-markdown/src';
+import { ListControl, ListPreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-list/src';
+import { ObjectControl, ObjectPreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-object/src';
+import { RelationControl, RelationPreview } from 'netlify-cms-widget-relation/src';
+import { BooleanControl } from 'netlify-cms-widget-boolean/src';
 
 const { registerWidget } = cms;
 
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms/webpack.config.js b/packages/netlify-cms/webpack.config.js
index 42edd361..3f5f472c 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms/webpack.config.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms/webpack.config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
-const { getConfig } = require('../../scripts/webpack.js');
+const path = require('path');
+const coreWebpackConfig = require('../netlify-cms-core/webpack.config.js');
 
-module.exports = getConfig();
+module.exports = {
+  ...coreWebpackConfig,
+  context: path.join(__dirname, 'src'),
+  entry: './index.js',
+};