diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 87041ea..ec2d7f9 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ const config = {
     devtoolModuleFilenameTemplate: '../[resource-path]',
   },
   devtool: 'source-map',
+  externals: {
+    vscode: 'vscode', // the vscode-module is created on-the-fly and must be excluded. Add other modules that cannot be webpack'ed, 📖 -> https://webpack.js.org/configuration/externals/
+    },
   resolve: {
     // support reading TypeScript and JavaScript files, 📖 -> https://github.com/TypeStrong/ts-loader
     mainFields: ['browser', 'module', 'main'], // look for `browser` entry point in imported node modules
@@ -52,7 +55,6 @@ const config = {
       vm: require.resolve('vm-browserify'),
       zlib: require.resolve('browserify-zlib'),
       modules:['node_modules'],
-      vscode:['vscode'],
       fs: false,
       child_process: false
     }