diff --git a/templates/webpack.angular.js b/templates/webpack.angular.js
index 5bfe6e85..e82a3b85 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.angular.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.angular.js
@@ -69,17 +69,17 @@ module.exports = env => {
             extensions: [".ts", ".js", ".scss", ".css"],
             // Resolve {N} system modules from tns-core-modules
             modules: [
+                resolve(__dirname, "node_modules/tns-core-modules"),
+                resolve(__dirname, "node_modules"),
                 "node_modules/tns-core-modules",
                 "node_modules",
             ],
             alias: {
                 '~': appFullPath
             },
-            // don't resolve symlinks to symlinked modules
-            symlinks: false
+            symlinks: true
         },
         resolveLoader: {
-            // don't resolve symlinks to symlinked loaders
             symlinks: false
         },
         node: {