diff --git a/lib/loader.js b/lib/loader.js
index 01c52cd9..cbc6e536 100644
--- a/lib/loader.js
+++ b/lib/loader.js
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ module.exports = function (source) {
   // The following part renders the template with lodash as aminimalistic loader
   //
   const template = _.template(source, _.defaults(options, { interpolate: /<%=([\s\S]+?)%>/g, variable: 'data' }));
-  // Require !!lodash - using !! will disable all loaders (e.g. babel)
-  return 'var _ = require(' + loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, '!!' + require.resolve('lodash')) + ');' +
+  // Use __non_webpack_require__ to enforce using the native nodejs require
+  // during template execution
+  return 'var _ = __non_webpack_require__(' + JSON.stringify(require.resolve('lodash')) + ');' +
     'module.exports = function (templateParams) { with(templateParams) {' +
       // Execute the lodash template
       'return (' + template.source + ')();' +
diff --git a/spec/caching.spec.js b/spec/caching.spec.js
index be263dd7..32ecd068 100644
--- a/spec/caching.spec.js
+++ b/spec/caching.spec.js
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPluginCaching', () => {
       .then(done);
   });
 
-  it('should not slow down linear (15 plugins should not take twice as much time as a 1 plugin)', done => {
+  it('should not slow down linear (10 plugins should not take twice as much time as a 1 plugin)', done => {
     const template = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures/plain.html');
     const createHtmlWebpackPlugin = () => new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
       template: template
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ describe('HtmlWebpackPluginCaching', () => {
     let multiCompileRunDuration;
 
     let singleCompiler = setUpCompiler(createHtmlWebpackPlugin());
-    let multiCompiler = setUpCompiler.apply(null, Array(15).fill(0).map(() => createHtmlWebpackPlugin()));
+    let multiCompiler = setUpCompiler.apply(null, Array(10).fill(0).map(() => createHtmlWebpackPlugin()));
 
     Promise.resolve()
       .then(function singleCompileRun () {