diff --git a/generators/assets/webpack/webpack.go b/generators/assets/webpack/webpack.go
index cba2702e1..c89795e36 100644
--- a/generators/assets/webpack/webpack.go
+++ b/generators/assets/webpack/webpack.go
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/generators"
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/generators/assets"
+	"github.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/generators/assets/standard"
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/makr"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 var logo = &makr.RemoteFile{
@@ -27,7 +29,12 @@ func New(data makr.Data) (*makr.Generator, error) {
 	_, err := exec.LookPath("npm")
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Could not find npm/node. Skipping webpack generation.")
-		return g, nil
+
+		wg, err := standard.New(data)
+		if err != nil {
+			return g, errors.WithStack(err)
+		}
+		return wg, nil
 	}
 
 	command := "npm"