diff --git a/lib/validate.js b/lib/validate.js
index ceaef00a9..240d0f144 100644
--- a/lib/validate.js
+++ b/lib/validate.js
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ module.exports = {
           filename: '[name].js'
         };
       }
+      
+      // Default node
+      if (!this.webpackConfig.node || _.isEmpty(this.webpackConfig.node)) {
+        this.webpackConfig.node = false;
+      }
 
       // Custom output path
       if (this.options.out) {
diff --git a/tests/validate.test.js b/tests/validate.test.js
index df62757e1..96ae11847 100644
--- a/tests/validate.test.js
+++ b/tests/validate.test.js
@@ -212,6 +212,21 @@ describe('validate', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('default node', () => {
+    it('should turn NodeStuffPlugin and NodeSourcePlugin plugins off by default', () => {
+      const testEntry = 'testentry';
+      const testConfig = {
+        entry: testEntry,
+      };
+      const testServicePath = 'testpath';
+      module.serverless.config.servicePath = testServicePath;
+      _.set(module.serverless.service, 'custom.webpack.config', testConfig);
+      return module
+        .validate()
+        .then(() => expect(module.webpackConfig.node).to.eql(false));
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('config file load', () => {
     it('should load a webpack config from file if `custom.webpack` is a string', () => {
       const testConfig = 'testconfig';
@@ -879,3 +894,4 @@ describe('validate', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+