diff --git a/examples/bundle-webpack/.babelrc b/examples/bundle-webpack/.babelrc
deleted file mode 100644
index b0b9a96ef..000000000
--- a/examples/bundle-webpack/.babelrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "stage": 0
-}
diff --git a/examples/bundle-webpack/package.json b/examples/bundle-webpack/package.json
index bd72b6710..48ecb1ec5 100644
--- a/examples/bundle-webpack/package.json
+++ b/examples/bundle-webpack/package.json
@@ -9,13 +9,21 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "keywords": [],
   "devDependencies": {
-    "babel-core": "^5.4.7",
-    "babel-loader": "^5.1.2",
+    "@babel/core": "^7.2.2",
+    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.3.1",
+    "@babel/preset-react": "^7.0.0",
+    "babel-loader": "^8.0.5",
     "ipfs-http-client": "../../",
-    "json-loader": "~0.5.3",
-    "react": "~0.13.0",
-    "react-hot-loader": "^1.3.0",
-    "webpack": "^1.9.6",
-    "webpack-dev-server": "^1.8.2"
-  }
+    "react": "^16.8.1",
+    "react-dom": "^16.8.1",
+    "react-hot-loader": "^4.6.5",
+    "webpack": "^4.29.3",
+    "webpack-dev-server": "^3.1.14"
+  },
+  "browserslist": [
+    ">1%",
+    "not dead",
+    "not ie <= 11",
+    "not op_mini all"
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/examples/bundle-webpack/src/App.js b/examples/bundle-webpack/src/App.js
index 50889088c..155c6897e 100644
--- a/examples/bundle-webpack/src/App.js
+++ b/examples/bundle-webpack/src/App.js
@@ -29,15 +29,9 @@ class App extends React.Component {
       if (err) throw err
       const hash = res[0].hash
       this.setState({added_file_hash: hash})
-      ipfs.cat(hash, (err, res) => {
+      ipfs.cat(hash, (err, data) => {
         if (err) throw err
-        let data = ''
-        res.on('data', (d) => {
-          data = data + d
-        })
-        res.on('end', () => {
-          this.setState({added_file_contents: data})
-        })
+        this.setState({added_file_contents: data.toString()})
       })
     })
   }
diff --git a/examples/bundle-webpack/src/index.js b/examples/bundle-webpack/src/index.js
index ec74d11ce..6d9d7badf 100644
--- a/examples/bundle-webpack/src/index.js
+++ b/examples/bundle-webpack/src/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 const React = require('react')
+const ReactDOM = require('react-dom')
 const App = require('./App')
 
-React.render(<App />, document.getElementById('root'))
+ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('root'))
diff --git a/examples/bundle-webpack/webpack.config.js b/examples/bundle-webpack/webpack.config.js
index ca6675c54..31e883e55 100644
--- a/examples/bundle-webpack/webpack.config.js
+++ b/examples/bundle-webpack/webpack.config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 'use strict'
 
-var path = require('path')
-var webpack = require('webpack')
+const path = require('path')
+const webpack = require('webpack')
 
 module.exports = {
+  mode: 'production',
   devtool: 'eval',
   entry: [
     'webpack-dev-server/client?http://localhost:3000',
@@ -19,11 +20,18 @@ module.exports = {
     new webpack.HotModuleReplacementPlugin()
   ],
   module: {
-    loaders: [{
-      test: /\.js$/,
-      loaders: ['react-hot', 'babel'],
-      include: path.join(__dirname, 'src')
-    }, { test: /\.json$/, loader: 'json-loader' }]
+    rules: [
+      {
+        test: /\.js$/,
+        exclude: /node_modules/,
+        use: {
+          loader: 'babel-loader',
+          options: {
+            presets: ['@babel/preset-env', '@babel/preset-react']
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    ]
   },
   node: {
     fs: 'empty',