diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index b81f724f2..b6cdd5df1 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "dependencies"   : {
                       "yajsml"              : "1.1.2",
                       "request"             : "2.9.100",
-                      "require-kernel"      : "1.0.3",
+                      "require-kernel"      : "1.0.5",
                       "socket.io"           : "0.8.7",
                       "ueberDB"             : "0.1.7",
                       "async"               : "0.1.18",
diff --git a/src/static/js/Changeset.js b/src/static/js/Changeset.js
index 2eb89c53b..fd1900ba7 100644
--- a/src/static/js/Changeset.js
+++ b/src/static/js/Changeset.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-var AttributePoolFactory = require("ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/AttributePoolFactory");
+var AttributePoolFactory = require("./AttributePoolFactory");
 
 var _opt = null;
 
diff --git a/src/static/js/ace.js b/src/static/js/ace.js
index 5707b6b76..1306dba01 100644
--- a/src/static/js/ace.js
+++ b/src/static/js/ace.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Ace2Editor.registry = {
   nextId: 1
 };
 
-var hooks = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pluginfw/hooks');
+var hooks = require('./pluginfw/hooks');
 
 function Ace2Editor()
 {
@@ -156,7 +156,11 @@ function Ace2Editor()
   }
   function pushRequireScriptTo(buffer) {
     var KERNEL_SOURCE = '../static/js/require-kernel.js';
-    var KERNEL_BOOT = 'require.setRootURI("../javascripts/src");\nrequire.setLibraryURI("../javascripts/lib");\nrequire.setGlobalKeyPath("require");'
+    var KERNEL_BOOT = '\
+require.setRootURI("../javascripts/src");\n\
+require.setLibraryURI("../javascripts/lib");\n\
+require.setGlobalKeyPath("require");\n\
+';
     if (Ace2Editor.EMBEDED && Ace2Editor.EMBEDED[KERNEL_SOURCE]) {
       buffer.push('<script type="text/javascript">');
       buffer.push(Ace2Editor.EMBEDED[KERNEL_SOURCE]);
diff --git a/src/static/js/ace2_common.js b/src/static/js/ace2_common.js
index 425600a88..9f217045e 100644
--- a/src/static/js/ace2_common.js
+++ b/src/static/js/ace2_common.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-var Security = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/security');
+var Security = require('./security');
 
 function isNodeText(node)
 {
diff --git a/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js b/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
index 78de7e22d..66f19faf1 100644
--- a/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
+++ b/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-var Ace2Common = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/ace2_common');
+var Ace2Common = require('./ace2_common');
 
 // Extract useful method defined in the other module.
 var isNodeText = Ace2Common.isNodeText;
@@ -38,18 +38,17 @@ var htmlPrettyEscape = Ace2Common.htmlPrettyEscape;
 var map = Ace2Common.map;
 var noop = Ace2Common.noop;
 
-var makeChangesetTracker = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/changesettracker').makeChangesetTracker;
-var colorutils = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/colorutils').colorutils;
-var makeContentCollector = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/contentcollector').makeContentCollector;
-var makeCSSManager = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/cssmanager').makeCSSManager;
-var domline = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/domline').domline;
-var AttribPool = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/AttributePoolFactory').createAttributePool;
-var Changeset = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/Changeset');
-var linestylefilter = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/linestylefilter').linestylefilter;
-var newSkipList = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/skiplist').newSkipList;
-var undoModule = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/undomodule').undoModule;
-var makeVirtualLineView = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/virtual_lines').makeVirtualLineView;
-
+var makeChangesetTracker = require('./changesettracker').makeChangesetTracker;
+var colorutils = require('./colorutils').colorutils;
+var makeContentCollector = require('./contentcollector').makeContentCollector;
+var makeCSSManager = require('./cssmanager').makeCSSManager;
+var domline = require('./domline').domline;
+var AttribPool = require('./AttributePoolFactory').createAttributePool;
+var Changeset = require('./Changeset');
+var linestylefilter = require('./linestylefilter').linestylefilter;
+var newSkipList = require('./skiplist').newSkipList;
+var undoModule = require('./undomodule').undoModule;
+var makeVirtualLineView = require('./virtual_lines').makeVirtualLineView;
 
 function Ace2Inner(){
   var DEBUG = false; //$$ build script replaces the string "var DEBUG=true;//$$" with "var DEBUG=false;"
diff --git a/src/static/js/broadcast.js b/src/static/js/broadcast.js
index 1284226f3..485db44fb 100644
--- a/src/static/js/broadcast.js
+++ b/src/static/js/broadcast.js
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-var makeCSSManager = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/cssmanager').makeCSSManager;
-var domline = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/domline').domline;
-var AttribPool = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/AttributePoolFactory').createAttributePool;
-var Changeset = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/Changeset');
-var linestylefilter = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/linestylefilter').linestylefilter;
-var colorutils = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/colorutils').colorutils;
-var Ace2Common = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/ace2_common');
+var makeCSSManager = require('./cssmanager').makeCSSManager;
+var domline = require('./domline').domline;
+var AttribPool = require('./AttributePoolFactory').createAttributePool;
+var Changeset = require('./Changeset');
+var linestylefilter = require('./linestylefilter').linestylefilter;
+var colorutils = require('./colorutils').colorutils;
+var Ace2Common = require('./ace2_common');
 
 var map = Ace2Common.map;
 var forEach = Ace2Common.forEach;
diff --git a/src/static/js/changesettracker.js b/src/static/js/changesettracker.js
index e5275a694..b02198526 100644
--- a/src/static/js/changesettracker.js
+++ b/src/static/js/changesettracker.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-var AttribPool = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/AttributePoolFactory').createAttributePool;
-var Changeset = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/Changeset');
+var AttribPool = require('./AttributePoolFactory').createAttributePool;
+var Changeset = require('./Changeset');
 
 function makeChangesetTracker(scheduler, apool, aceCallbacksProvider)
 {
diff --git a/src/static/js/chat.js b/src/static/js/chat.js
index 0e3ea60bd..b8f22e9e4 100644
--- a/src/static/js/chat.js
+++ b/src/static/js/chat.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-var padutils = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_utils').padutils;
-var padcookie = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_cookie').padcookie;
+var padutils = require('./pad_utils').padutils;
+var padcookie = require('./pad_cookie').padcookie;
 
 var chat = (function()
 {
diff --git a/src/static/js/collab_client.js b/src/static/js/collab_client.js
index 4cb7b07e4..18e3616b7 100644
--- a/src/static/js/collab_client.js
+++ b/src/static/js/collab_client.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-var chat = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/chat').chat;
+var chat = require('./chat').chat;
 
 // Dependency fill on init. This exists for `pad.socket` only.
 // TODO: bind directly to the socket.
diff --git a/src/static/js/contentcollector.js b/src/static/js/contentcollector.js
index f66f01a66..e04fbb432 100644
--- a/src/static/js/contentcollector.js
+++ b/src/static/js/contentcollector.js
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 
 var _MAX_LIST_LEVEL = 8;
 
-var Changeset = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/Changeset');
-var hooks = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pluginfw/hooks');
+var Changeset = require('./Changeset');
+var hooks = require('./pluginfw/hooks');
 
 function sanitizeUnicode(s)
 {
diff --git a/src/static/js/domline.js b/src/static/js/domline.js
index 115324097..d6dbb74ab 100644
--- a/src/static/js/domline.js
+++ b/src/static/js/domline.js
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 // requires: plugins
 // requires: undefined
 
-var Security = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/security');
-var hooks = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pluginfw/hooks');
-var Ace2Common = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/ace2_common');
+var Security = require('./security');
+var hooks = require('./pluginfw/hooks');
+var Ace2Common = require('./ace2_common');
 var map = Ace2Common.map;
 var noop = Ace2Common.noop;
 var identity = Ace2Common.identity;
diff --git a/src/static/js/linestylefilter.js b/src/static/js/linestylefilter.js
index e2fa316a5..04b8fb72d 100644
--- a/src/static/js/linestylefilter.js
+++ b/src/static/js/linestylefilter.js
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 // requires: plugins
 // requires: undefined
 
-var Changeset = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/Changeset');
-var hooks = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pluginfw/hooks');
-var map = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/ace2_common').map;
+var Changeset = require('./Changeset');
+var hooks = require('./pluginfw/hooks');
+var map = require('./ace2_common').map;
 
 var linestylefilter = {};
 
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad.js b/src/static/js/pad.js
index 7be7b3483..d19cfacea 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad.js
@@ -26,29 +26,29 @@ var socket;
 
 // These jQuery things should create local references, but for now `require()`
 // assigns to the global `$` and augments it with plugins.
-require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/jquery');
-require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/farbtastic');
-require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/excanvas');
-JSON = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/json2');
-require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/undo-xpopup');
-require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/prefixfree');
+require('./jquery');
+require('./farbtastic');
+require('./excanvas');
+JSON = require('./json2');
+require('./undo-xpopup');
+require('./prefixfree');
 
-var chat = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/chat').chat;
-var getCollabClient = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/collab_client').getCollabClient;
-var padconnectionstatus = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_connectionstatus').padconnectionstatus;
-var padcookie = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_cookie').padcookie;
-var paddocbar = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_docbar').paddocbar;
-var padeditbar = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_editbar').padeditbar;
-var padeditor = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_editor').padeditor;
-var padimpexp = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_impexp').padimpexp;
-var padmodals = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_modals').padmodals;
-var padsavedrevs = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_savedrevs').padsavedrevs;
-var paduserlist = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_userlist').paduserlist;
-var padutils = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_utils').padutils;
+var chat = require('./chat').chat;
+var getCollabClient = require('./collab_client').getCollabClient;
+var padconnectionstatus = require('./pad_connectionstatus').padconnectionstatus;
+var padcookie = require('./pad_cookie').padcookie;
+var paddocbar = require('./pad_docbar').paddocbar;
+var padeditbar = require('./pad_editbar').padeditbar;
+var padeditor = require('./pad_editor').padeditor;
+var padimpexp = require('./pad_impexp').padimpexp;
+var padmodals = require('./pad_modals').padmodals;
+var padsavedrevs = require('./pad_savedrevs').padsavedrevs;
+var paduserlist = require('./pad_userlist').paduserlist;
+var padutils = require('./pad_utils').padutils;
 
-var createCookie = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_utils').createCookie;
-var readCookie = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_utils').readCookie;
-var randomString = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_utils').randomString;
+var createCookie = require('./pad_utils').createCookie;
+var readCookie = require('./pad_utils').readCookie;
+var randomString = require('./pad_utils').randomString;
 
 function getParams()
 {
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_connectionstatus.js b/src/static/js/pad_connectionstatus.js
index cce921275..bb0f0521f 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_connectionstatus.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_connectionstatus.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-var padmodals = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_modals').padmodals;
+var padmodals = require('./pad_modals').padmodals;
 
 var padconnectionstatus = (function()
 {
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_docbar.js b/src/static/js/pad_docbar.js
index a1f1e9f9d..08bbb0c4d 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_docbar.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_docbar.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-var padutils = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_utils').padutils;
+var padutils = require('./pad_utils').padutils;
 
 var paddocbar = (function()
 {
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ var paddocbar = (function()
     handleResizePage: function()
     {
       // Side-step circular reference. This should be injected.
-      var padsavedrevs = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_savedrevs').padsavedrevs;
+      var padsavedrevs = require('./pad_savedrevs').padsavedrevs;
       padsavedrevs.handleResizePage();
     },
     hideLaterIfNoOtherInteraction: function()
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_editbar.js b/src/static/js/pad_editbar.js
index 27fc82f7d..0cfd1f204 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_editbar.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_editbar.js
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-var padutils = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_utils').padutils;
-var padeditor = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_editor').padeditor;
-var padsavedrevs = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_savedrevs').padsavedrevs;
+var padutils = require('./pad_utils').padutils;
+var padeditor = require('./pad_editor').padeditor;
+var padsavedrevs = require('./pad_savedrevs').padsavedrevs;
 
 function indexOf(array, value) {
   for (var i = 0, ii = array.length; i < ii; i++) {
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
index c809befe4..12f83aeb6 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-var padcookie = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_cookie').padcookie;
-var padutils = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_utils').padutils;
+var padcookie = require('./pad_cookie').padcookie;
+var padutils = require('./pad_utils').padutils;
 
 var padeditor = (function()
 {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var padeditor = (function()
     viewZoom: 100,
     init: function(readyFunc, initialViewOptions, _pad)
     {
-      Ace2Editor = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/ace').Ace2Editor;
+      Ace2Editor = require('./ace').Ace2Editor;
       pad = _pad;
       settings = pad.settings;
 
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_impexp.js b/src/static/js/pad_impexp.js
index acbb4fa73..23655ba47 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_impexp.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_impexp.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-var paddocbar = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_docbar').paddocbar;
+var paddocbar = require('./pad_docbar').paddocbar;
 
 var padimpexp = (function()
 {
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_modals.js b/src/static/js/pad_modals.js
index c19648a6d..0dd281bbe 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_modals.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_modals.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-var padutils = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_utils').padutils;
-var paddocbar = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_docbar').paddocbar;
+var padutils = require('./pad_utils').padutils;
+var paddocbar = require('./pad_docbar').paddocbar;
 
 var padmodals = (function()
 {
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_savedrevs.js b/src/static/js/pad_savedrevs.js
index ae3841181..2a0f4fded 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_savedrevs.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_savedrevs.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-var padutils = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_utils').padutils;
-var paddocbar = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_docbar').paddocbar;
+var padutils = require('./pad_utils').padutils;
+var paddocbar = require('./pad_docbar').paddocbar;
 
 var padsavedrevs = (function()
 {
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_userlist.js b/src/static/js/pad_userlist.js
index 1b9d5dca1..5a3f9b355 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_userlist.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_userlist.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-var padutils = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_utils').padutils;
+var padutils = require('./pad_utils').padutils;
 
 var myUserInfo = {};
 
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_utils.js b/src/static/js/pad_utils.js
index 96b480773..8f7347bfd 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_utils.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_utils.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-var Security = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/security');
+var Security = require('./security');
 
 /**
  * Generates a random String with the given length. Is needed to generate the Author, Group, readonly, session Ids
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ var padutils = {
   },
   uniqueId: function()
   {
-    var pad = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad').pad; // Sidestep circular dependency
+    var pad = require('./pad').pad; // Sidestep circular dependency
     function encodeNum(n, width)
     {
       // returns string that is exactly 'width' chars, padding with zeros
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ var padutils = {
   },
   timediff: function(d)
   {
-    var pad = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad').pad; // Sidestep circular dependency
+    var pad = require('./pad').pad; // Sidestep circular dependency
     function format(n, word)
     {
       n = Math.round(n);
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ function setupGlobalExceptionHandler() {
 
 padutils.setupGlobalExceptionHandler = setupGlobalExceptionHandler;
 
-padutils.binarySearch = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/ace2_common').binarySearch;
+padutils.binarySearch = require('./ace2_common').binarySearch;
 
 exports.randomString = randomString;
 exports.createCookie = createCookie;
diff --git a/src/static/js/timeslider.js b/src/static/js/timeslider.js
index a4f318110..579dcb603 100644
--- a/src/static/js/timeslider.js
+++ b/src/static/js/timeslider.js
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
 
 // These jQuery things should create local references, but for now `require()`
 // assigns to the global `$` and augments it with plugins.
-require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/jquery');
-JSON = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/json2');
-require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/undo-xpopup');
+require('./jquery');
+JSON = require('./json2');
+require('./undo-xpopup');
 
-var createCookie = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_utils').createCookie;
-var readCookie = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_utils').readCookie;
-var randomString = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_utils').randomString;
+var createCookie = require('./pad_utils').createCookie;
+var readCookie = require('./pad_utils').readCookie;
+var randomString = require('./pad_utils').randomString;
 
 var socket, token, padId, export_links;
 
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ function handleClientVars(message)
   clientVars = message.data;
   
   //load all script that doesn't work without the clientVars
-  BroadcastSlider = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/broadcast_slider').loadBroadcastSliderJS(fireWhenAllScriptsAreLoaded);
-  require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/broadcast_revisions').loadBroadcastRevisionsJS();
-  changesetLoader = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/broadcast').loadBroadcastJS(socket, sendSocketMsg, fireWhenAllScriptsAreLoaded, BroadcastSlider);
+  BroadcastSlider = require('./broadcast_slider').loadBroadcastSliderJS(fireWhenAllScriptsAreLoaded);
+  require('./broadcast_revisions').loadBroadcastRevisionsJS();
+  changesetLoader = require('./broadcast').loadBroadcastJS(socket, sendSocketMsg, fireWhenAllScriptsAreLoaded, BroadcastSlider);
 
   //initialize export ui
-  require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pad_impexp').padimpexp.init();
+  require('./pad_impexp').padimpexp.init();
 
   //change export urls when the slider moves
   var export_rev_regex = /(\/\d+)?\/export/
diff --git a/src/static/js/undomodule.js b/src/static/js/undomodule.js
index e30748e29..8b0c0909c 100644
--- a/src/static/js/undomodule.js
+++ b/src/static/js/undomodule.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-var Changeset = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/Changeset');
-var extend = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/ace2_common').extend;
+var Changeset = require('./Changeset');
+var extend = require('./ace2_common').extend;
 
 var undoModule = (function()
 {