diff --git a/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/external.ts b/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/external.ts
index efb390ff8b..8f0577a945 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/external.ts
+++ b/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/external.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const helpers = require("@budibase/handlebars-helpers")
+import helpers from "@budibase/handlebars-helpers"
 import { date, duration } from "./date"
 import { HelperFunctionBuiltin } from "./constants"