diff --git a/packager/react-packager/src/Resolver/polyfills/require.js b/packager/react-packager/src/Resolver/polyfills/require.js
index a8c66673b3c..c31ba09509a 100644
--- a/packager/react-packager/src/Resolver/polyfills/require.js
+++ b/packager/react-packager/src/Resolver/polyfills/require.js
@@ -41,17 +41,19 @@ function define(moduleId, factory) {
 }
 
 function require(moduleId) {
-  const module = modules[moduleId];
+  const module = __DEV__
+    ? modules[moduleId] || modules[verboseNamesToModuleIds[moduleId]]
+    : modules[moduleId];
   return module && module.isInitialized
     ? module.exports
     : guardedLoadModule(moduleId, module);
 }
 
-var inGuard = false;
+let inGuard = false;
 function guardedLoadModule(moduleId, module) {
   if (!inGuard && global.ErrorUtils) {
     inGuard = true;
-    var returnValue;
+    let returnValue;
     try {
       returnValue = loadModuleImplementation(moduleId, module);
     } catch (e) {