diff --git a/lib/6to5/util.js b/lib/6to5/util.js
index 423180c532..bd39a9eb9d 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/util.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/util.js
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ var loadTemplates = function () {
 };
 
 try {
-  return require("../../templates.json");
+  exports.templates = require("../../templates.json");
 } catch (err) {
   if (err.code !== "MODULE_NOT_FOUND") throw err;