diff --git a/packages/xarc-render-context/package.json b/packages/xarc-render-context/package.json
index b79a52521..7f3170bef 100644
--- a/packages/xarc-render-context/package.json
+++ b/packages/xarc-render-context/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "munchy": "^1.0.9",
-    "optional-require": "^1.0.2",
+    "optional-require": "^1.1.4",
     "require-at": "^1.0.6",
     "xaa": "^1.5.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/xarc-render-context/src/load-handler.ts b/packages/xarc-render-context/src/load-handler.ts
index 7c37c2290..999714449 100644
--- a/packages/xarc-render-context/src/load-handler.ts
+++ b/packages/xarc-render-context/src/load-handler.ts
@@ -5,29 +5,26 @@
 
 import * as Path from "path";
 import * as requireAt from "require-at";
-import * as optionalRequire from "optional-require";
+import { makeOptionalRequire } from "optional-require";
 
 const failLoadTokenModule = (msg: string, err: Error) => {
   console.error(`error: @xarc/render-context failed to load token process module ${msg}`, err);
   return () => ({
-    process: () => `\n@xarc/render-context: token process module ${msg} failed to load\n`
+    process: () => `\n@xarc/render-context: token process module ${msg} failed to load\n`,
   });
 };
 
 const notFoundLoadTokenModule = (msg: string, err: Error) => {
-  console.error(
-    `error: @xarc/render-context can't find token process module ${msg}`,
-    err
-  );
+  console.error(`error: @xarc/render-context can't find token process module ${msg}`, err);
   return () => ({
-    process: () => `\n@xarc/render-context: token process module ${msg} not found\n`
+    process: () => `\n@xarc/render-context: token process module ${msg} not found\n`,
   });
 };
 
 export const loadTokenModuleHandler = (path: string, templateDir?: string, customCall?: string) => {
-  const tokenMod = optionalRequire(requireAt(Path.resolve(templateDir || "")))(path, {
+  const tokenMod: any = makeOptionalRequire(requireAt(Path.resolve(templateDir || "")))(path, {
     fail: (e: Error) => failLoadTokenModule(path, e),
-    notFound: (e: Error) => notFoundLoadTokenModule(path, e)
+    notFound: (e: Error) => notFoundLoadTokenModule(path, e),
   });
   if (typeof tokenMod === "function") {
     return tokenMod;