diff --git a/template/.babelrc b/template/.babelrc
index a2a58cffcc..63826f65f4 100644
--- a/template/.babelrc
+++ b/template/.babelrc
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 {
   "presets": [
-    ["env", { "modules": false }],
+    ["env", {
+      "modules": false,
+      "targets": {
+        "browsers": ["> 1%", "last 2 versions", "not ie <= 8"]
+      }
+    }],
     "stage-2"
   ],
   "plugins": ["transform-runtime"],