diff --git a/static/js/ace.js b/static/js/ace.js
index 3fdfa05ec..049309101 100644
--- a/static/js/ace.js
+++ b/static/js/ace.js
@@ -218,9 +218,11 @@ function Ace2Editor()
   }
   function pushRequireScriptTo(buffer) {
     var KERNEL_SOURCE = '../static/js/require-kernel.js';
+    var KERNEL_BOOT = 'require.setRootURI("../minified/");\nrequire.setGlobalKeyPath("require");'
     if (Ace2Editor.EMBEDED && Ace2Editor.EMBEDED[KERNEL_SOURCE]) {
       buffer.push('<script type="text/javascript">');
       buffer.push(Ace2Editor.EMBEDED[KERNEL_SOURCE]);
+      buffer.push(KERNEL_BOOT);
       buffer.push('<\/script>');
     }
   }
diff --git a/static/pad.html b/static/pad.html
index 48892e0f4..56969ecfe 100644
--- a/static/pad.html
+++ b/static/pad.html
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@
         <script type="text/javascript">
             var clientVars = {};
             (function () {
+              require.setRootURI("../minified/");
+              require.setGlobalKeyPath("require");
               require('/pad').init();
 
               /* TODO: These globals shouldn't exist. */
diff --git a/static/timeslider.html b/static/timeslider.html
index c32132293..579e26ef6 100644
--- a/static/timeslider.html
+++ b/static/timeslider.html
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@
 <script type="text/javascript" >
   var clientVars = {};
   (function () {
-    var TimeSlider = require('/timeslider').init();
+    require.setRootURI("../minified/");
+    require.setGlobalKeyPath("require");
+    require('/timeslider').init();
 
     /* TODO: These globals shouldn't exist. */
     padeditbar = require('/pad_editbar').padeditbar;