diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Backbone.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Backbone.js
index 9f18ef32..bc303df4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Backbone.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Backbone.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-window.Metamaps = window.Metamaps || {}
 /* global Metamaps, Backbone, _, $ */
 
+import _ from 'lodash'
+
 /*
  * Metamaps.Backbone.js.erb
  *
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Control.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Control.js
index 9e13e40c..2c14cfca 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Control.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Control.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /* global Metamaps, $ */
 
+import _ from 'lodash'
+
 import Active from './Active'
 import Filter from './Filter'
 import GlobalUI from './GlobalUI'
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Filter.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Filter.js
index 38c4f369..f67c6ec8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Filter.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Filter.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /* global Metamaps, $ */
 
+import _ from 'lodash'
+
 import Active from './Active'
 import Control from './Control'
 import GlobalUI from './GlobalUI'
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/JIT.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/JIT.js
index 50c48985..0fe5a224 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/JIT.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/JIT.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /* global Metamaps */
 
+import _ from 'lodash'
+
 import Active from './Active'
 import Control from './Control'
 import Create from './Create'
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Organize.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Organize.js
index ee29c2b8..c05f870e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Organize.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Organize.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /* global $ */
 
+import _ from 'lodash'
+
 import Visualize from './Visualize'
 import JIT from './JIT'
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Realtime.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Realtime.js
index 1eef6408..80143f25 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Realtime.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Realtime.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /* global Metamaps, $ */
 
+import _ from 'lodash'
+
 import Active from './Active'
 import Control from './Control'
 import GlobalUI from './GlobalUI'
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Visualize.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Visualize.js
index 678c7c64..047cb81d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Visualize.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Visualize.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /* global Metamaps, $ */
 
+import _ from 'lodash'
+
 import Active from './Active'
 import JIT from './JIT'
 import Router from './Router'