diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 64cbd8a8..ba47899d 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ function getEntry() {
   const mod = JSON.parse(npmListRes);
   const unbundledModule = ['impor', 'uuid',
   // usb-native modules can not be bundled
-  'usb-detection', '@serialport', 'bindings', 'serialport'];
+  // added debug, ms, node-gyp-build, and node-addon-api as a workaround a break in packaging 
+  // that caused the extension to not work. 
+  'usb-detection', '@serialport', 'bindings', 'serialport', 'debug', 'ms', 'node-gyp-build', 'node-addon-api'];
   
   for (const mod of unbundledModule) {
     const p = 'node_modules/' + mod;