diff --git a/nodejs/packages/layer/install-externals.sh b/nodejs/packages/layer/install-externals.sh
index 47440b51e0..719608da77 100755
--- a/nodejs/packages/layer/install-externals.sh
+++ b/nodejs/packages/layer/install-externals.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -euf -o pipefail
 rm -rf ./build/workspace/node_modules
 
 # Space separated list of external NPM packages
-EXTERNAL_PACKAGES=( "import-in-the-middle" )
+EXTERNAL_PACKAGES=( "import-in-the-middle" "require-in-the-middle" )
 
 for EXTERNAL_PACKAGE in "${EXTERNAL_PACKAGES[@]}"
 do
diff --git a/nodejs/packages/layer/webpack.config.js b/nodejs/packages/layer/webpack.config.js
index ebdff0bee6..cd995fac36 100644
--- a/nodejs/packages/layer/webpack.config.js
+++ b/nodejs/packages/layer/webpack.config.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ module.exports = {
   externals: [
     'import-in-the-middle',
     '@aws-sdk',
+    'require-in-the-middle'
   ],
   output: {
     path: path.resolve('./build/src'),