diff --git a/packages/string-templates/src/index-helpers.js b/packages/string-templates/src/index-helpers.js
index 1e44e4c9ed..914b4c3f91 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/src/index-helpers.js
+++ b/packages/string-templates/src/index-helpers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,35 @@
-const { getHelperList } = require("./helpers")
+// import { addedHelpers } from "./helpers/external"
 
-const helpers = getHelperList()
+// https://github.com/evanw/esbuild/issues/56
+const externalCollections = {
+  math: require("@budibase/handlebars-helpers/lib/math"),
+  // array: require("@budibase/handlebars-helpers/lib/array"),
+  // number: require("@budibase/handlebars-helpers/lib/number"),
+  // url: require("@budibase/handlebars-helpers/lib/url"),
+  // string: require("@budibase/handlebars-helpers/lib/string"),
+  // comparison: require("@budibase/handlebars-helpers/lib/comparison"),
+  // object: require("@budibase/handlebars-helpers/lib/object"),
+  // regex: require("@budibase/handlebars-helpers/lib/regex"),
+  // uuid: require("@budibase/handlebars-helpers/lib/uuid"),
+}
 
-module.exports = { helpers }
+let helpers = undefined
+
+const getHelperList = () => {
+  if (helpers) {
+    return helpers
+  }
+
+  helpers = {}
+  for (let collection of Object.values(externalCollections)) {
+    for (let [key, func] of Object.entries(collection)) {
+      helpers[key] = func
+    }
+  }
+  // for (let key of Object.keys(addedHelpers)) {
+  //   helpers[key] = addedHelpers[key]
+  // }
+  return helpers
+}
+
+export default getHelperList()