diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/modules/_default.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/modules/_default.js
index c944078b87..de9456cdee 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/transformation/modules/_default.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformation/modules/_default.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 module.exports = DefaultFormatter;
 
 var traverse = require("../../traverse");
+var object   = require("../../helpers/object");
 var util     = require("../../util");
 var t        = require("../../types");
 var _        = require("lodash");
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ var exportsVisitor = {
 };
 
 DefaultFormatter.prototype.getLocalExports = function () {
-  var localExports = util.object();
+  var localExports = object();
   traverse(this.file.ast, exportsVisitor, this.file.scope, localExports);
   return localExports;
 };
@@ -42,14 +43,14 @@ var importsVisitor = {
 };
 
 DefaultFormatter.prototype.getLocalImports = function () {
-  var localImports = util.object();
+  var localImports = object();
   traverse(this.file.ast, importsVisitor, this.file.scope, localImports);
   return localImports;
 };
 
 DefaultFormatter.prototype.isLocalReference = function (node) {
   var localImports = this.localImports;
-  return t.isIdentifier(node) && _.has(localImports, node.name) && localImports[node.name] !== node;
+  return t.isIdentifier(node) && localImports[node.name] && localImports[node.name] !== node;
 };
 
 DefaultFormatter.prototype.checkLocalReference = function (node) {
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ DefaultFormatter.prototype._exportSpecifier = function (getRef, specifier, node,
         // importing a default so we need to normalise it
         ref = t.callExpression(this.file.addHelper("interop-require"), [getRef()]);
       } else {
-        ref = t.memberExpression(getRef(), specifier.id);
+        ref = t.memberExpression(getRef(), t.getSpecifierId(specifier));
       }
 
       // export { foo } from "test";
diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/modules/amd.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/modules/amd.js
index feb1cee120..9c46440cb5 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/transformation/modules/amd.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformation/modules/amd.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ AMDFormatter.prototype.importSpecifier = function (specifier, node, nodes) {
     ref = t.callExpression(this.file.addHelper("interop-require"), [ref]);
   } else {
     // import {foo} from "foo";
-    ref = t.memberExpression(ref, specifier.id, false);
+    ref = t.memberExpression(ref, t.getSpecifierId(specifier), false);
   }
 
   nodes.push(t.variableDeclaration("var", [
diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/modules/common.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/modules/common.js
index ec74d66cb1..2bf7f61f1b 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/transformation/modules/common.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformation/modules/common.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ CommonJSFormatter.prototype.importSpecifier = function (specifier, node, nodes)
       nodes.push(util.template("require-assign-key", {
         VARIABLE_NAME: variableName,
         MODULE_NAME:   node.source,
-        KEY:           specifier.id
+        KEY:           t.getSpecifierId(specifier)
       }));
     }
   }
diff --git a/lib/6to5/types/index.js b/lib/6to5/types/index.js
index a485af8248..b6c3bb47cb 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/types/index.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/types/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use strict";
 
-var toFastProperties = require("../to-fast-properties");
+var toFastProperties = require("../helpers/to-fast-properties");
 var esutils          = require("esutils");
 var _                = require("lodash");
 
@@ -597,6 +597,21 @@ t.getSpecifierName = function (specifier) {
   return specifier.name || specifier.id;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Description
+ *
+ * @param {Object} specifier
+ * @returns {String}
+ */
+
+t.getSpecifierId = function (specifier) {
+  if (specifier.default) {
+    return t.identifier("default");
+  } else {
+    return specifier.id;
+  }
+};
+
 /**
  * Description
  *
@@ -605,7 +620,7 @@ t.getSpecifierName = function (specifier) {
  */
 
 t.isSpecifierDefault = function (specifier) {
-  return t.isIdentifier(specifier.id) && specifier.id.name === "default";
+  return specifier.default || t.isIdentifier(specifier.id) && specifier.id.name === "default";
 };
 
 toFastProperties(t);