diff --git a/lib/project.js b/lib/project.js
index 3860a769e..3362e843f 100644
--- a/lib/project.js
+++ b/lib/project.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ function getMetadata(dir) {
 function installBabel() {
   require('@babel/register')({
     babelrc: false,
+    configFile: false,
     plugins: [
       ['@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators', { legacy: true }],
       ['@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties', { loose: true }],