diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eff5084..e1ede43 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 # aurelia-logging
 
+[![ZenHub](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ZenHubIO/support/master/zenhub-badge.png)](https://zenhub.io)
+[![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/aurelia/discuss](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/aurelia/discuss?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
+
 This library is part of the [Aurelia](http://www.aurelia.io/) platform and contains a minimal but effective logging mechanism with support for log levels and pluggable log appenders.
 
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+> To keep up to date on [Aurelia](http://www.aurelia.io/), please visit and subscribe to [the official blog](http://blog.durandal.io/). If you have questions, we invite you to [join us on Gitter](https://gitter.im/aurelia/discuss). If you would like to have deeper insight into our development process, please install the [ZenHub](https://zenhub.io) Chrome Extension and visit any of our repository's boards. You can get an overview of all Aurelia work by visiting [the framework board](https://github.com/aurelia/framework#boards).
 
 ## Dependencies
 
diff --git a/build/babel-options.js b/build/babel-options.js
index 59c9a33..2c90b9b 100644
--- a/build/babel-options.js
+++ b/build/babel-options.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ module.exports = {
   compact: false,
   code:true,
   stage:2,
+  loose: "all",
   optional: [
     "es7.decorators"
   ]
diff --git a/karma.conf.js b/karma.conf.js
index 66ef689..4f0a11b 100644
--- a/karma.conf.js
+++ b/karma.conf.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
         sourceMap: 'inline',
         modules: 'system',
         moduleIds: false,
+        loose: "all",
         optional: [
           "es7.decorators"
         ]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6b91b2f..4b6015c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@
     "conventional-changelog": "0.0.11",
     "del": "^1.1.0",
     "gulp": "^3.8.10",
-    "gulp-babel": "^5.0.0",
+    "gulp-babel": "^5.1.0",
     "gulp-bump": "^0.1.11",
     "gulp-jshint": "^1.9.0",
     "gulp-yuidoc": "^0.1.2",
     "jasmine-core": "^2.1.3",
     "jshint-stylish": "^1.0.0",
     "karma": "^0.12.28",
-    "karma-babel-preprocessor": "^5.0.1",
+    "karma-babel-preprocessor": "^5.1.0",
     "karma-chrome-launcher": "^0.1.7",
     "karma-jasmine": "^0.3.5",
     "karma-jspm": "^1.1.4",