diff --git a/config/plugins/interactive_environments/askomics/templates/askomics.mako b/config/plugins/interactive_environments/askomics/templates/askomics.mako
index acdbf60e3ef..e9dfb8441da 100644
--- a/config/plugins/interactive_environments/askomics/templates/askomics.mako
+++ b/config/plugins/interactive_environments/askomics/templates/askomics.mako
@@ -34,15 +34,13 @@ url = ie_request.url_template('${PROXY_URL}/login_api_gie?key=' + askomics_api_k
 <html>
 <head>
 ${ ie.load_default_js() }
+${ ie.load_default_app() }
 </head>
 <body>
 <script type="text/javascript">
 ${ ie.default_javascript_variables() }
 var url = '${ url }';
-${ ie.plugin_require_config() }
-requirejs(['plugin/main'], function(){
-    load_askomics(url);
-});
+load_askomics(url);
 </script>
 <div id="main" width="100%" height="100%">
 </div>
diff --git a/config/plugins/interactive_environments/bam_iobio/templates/bam_iobio.mako b/config/plugins/interactive_environments/bam_iobio/templates/bam_iobio.mako
index 42cb7263b71..4060fa9ff6a 100644
--- a/config/plugins/interactive_environments/bam_iobio/templates/bam_iobio.mako
+++ b/config/plugins/interactive_environments/bam_iobio/templates/bam_iobio.mako
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ root = h.url_for( '/' )
 <html>
 <head>
     ${ ie.load_default_js() }
+    ${ ie.load_default_app() }
 </head>
 <body>
 
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ root = h.url_for( '/' )
 
         ${ ie.default_javascript_variables() }
         var notebook_access_url = '${ notebook_access_url }';
-        ${ ie.plugin_require_config() }
 
         IES.display_spinner();
 
@@ -43,10 +43,8 @@ root = h.url_for( '/' )
 
         var startup = function(){
             // Load notebook
-            requirejs(['plugin/main'], function(){
-                IES.load_when_ready(ie_readiness_url, function(){
-                    load_notebook(notebook_access_url);
-                });
+            IES.load_when_ready(ie_readiness_url, function(){
+                load_notebook(notebook_access_url);
             });
 
         };
diff --git a/config/plugins/interactive_environments/cellxgene/templates/cellxgene.mako b/config/plugins/interactive_environments/cellxgene/templates/cellxgene.mako
index 699371dec62..8651f5b50af 100644
--- a/config/plugins/interactive_environments/cellxgene/templates/cellxgene.mako
+++ b/config/plugins/interactive_environments/cellxgene/templates/cellxgene.mako
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
     ${ ie.default_javascript_variables() }
     var url = '${ url }';
-    ${ ie.plugin_require_config() }
 
     $( document ).ready(function() {
         IES.keepAlive(url);
diff --git a/config/plugins/interactive_environments/ethercalc/templates/ethercalc.mako b/config/plugins/interactive_environments/ethercalc/templates/ethercalc.mako
index 58bf38be625..a9c6a60b3e5 100644
--- a/config/plugins/interactive_environments/ethercalc/templates/ethercalc.mako
+++ b/config/plugins/interactive_environments/ethercalc/templates/ethercalc.mako
@@ -18,19 +18,17 @@ url = ie_request.url_template('${PROXY_URL}/ethercalc/')
 <html>
 <head>
 ${ ie.load_default_js() }
+${ ie.load_default_app() }
 </head>
 <body>
 <script type="text/javascript">
 ${ ie.default_javascript_variables() }
 var url = '${ url }';
-${ ie.plugin_require_config() }
 
 // Keep container running and load IE
-requirejs(['plugin/main'], function(){
-    IES.keepAlive(url);
-    IES.load_when_ready(ie_readiness_url, function(){
-        load_notebook(url);
-    });
+IES.keepAlive(url);
+IES.load_when_ready(ie_readiness_url, function(){
+    load_notebook(url);
 });
 </script>
 <div id="main" width="100%" height="100%">
diff --git a/config/plugins/interactive_environments/hicbrowser/templates/hicbrowser.mako b/config/plugins/interactive_environments/hicbrowser/templates/hicbrowser.mako
index b6787b52581..b4ad8329dab 100644
--- a/config/plugins/interactive_environments/hicbrowser/templates/hicbrowser.mako
+++ b/config/plugins/interactive_environments/hicbrowser/templates/hicbrowser.mako
@@ -29,18 +29,14 @@
 <html>
 <head>
     ${ ie.load_default_js() }
+    ${ ie.load_default_app() }
 </head>
 <body>
 <script type="text/javascript">
 
     ${ ie.default_javascript_variables() }
     var url = '${ url }';
-    ${ ie.plugin_require_config() }
-
-
-    requirejs(['plugin/main'], function () {
-        load_hicexplorer(url);
-    });
+    load_hicexplorer(url);
 
 </script>
 <div id="main" width="100%" height="100%">
diff --git a/config/plugins/interactive_environments/neo/templates/neo.mako b/config/plugins/interactive_environments/neo/templates/neo.mako
index c872f44bf9f..24f3e968cd8 100644
--- a/config/plugins/interactive_environments/neo/templates/neo.mako
+++ b/config/plugins/interactive_environments/neo/templates/neo.mako
@@ -23,19 +23,14 @@
 <html>
 <head>
     ${ ie.load_default_js() }
+    ${ ie.load_default_app() }
 </head>
 <body>
 <script type="text/javascript">
-
-        ${ ie.default_javascript_variables() }
+    ${ ie.default_javascript_variables() }
     var url = '${ url }';
-        ${ ie.plugin_require_config() }
-
-
-    requirejs(['plugin/main'], function () {
-        IES.load_when_ready(ie_readiness_url, function(){
-            load_notebook(url);
-        });
+    IES.load_when_ready(ie_readiness_url, function(){
+        load_notebook(url);
     });
 
 </script>
diff --git a/config/plugins/interactive_environments/phinch/templates/phinch.mako b/config/plugins/interactive_environments/phinch/templates/phinch.mako
index b1f5c221091..fc84a905ae9 100644
--- a/config/plugins/interactive_environments/phinch/templates/phinch.mako
+++ b/config/plugins/interactive_environments/phinch/templates/phinch.mako
@@ -21,20 +21,18 @@ url = ie_request.url_template('${PROXY_URL}/phinch/')
 %>
 <html>
 <head>
-${ ie.load_default_js() }
+    ${ ie.load_default_js() }
+    ${ ie.load_default_app() }
 </head>
 <body>
 <script type="text/javascript">
 ${ ie.default_javascript_variables() }
 var url = '${ url }';
-${ ie.plugin_require_config() }
 
 // Keep container running and load notebook
-requirejs(['plugin/main'], function(){
-    keep_alive(url);
-    IES.load_when_ready(ie_readiness_url, function(){
-        load_notebook(url);
-    });
+keep_alive(url);
+IES.load_when_ready(ie_readiness_url, function(){
+    load_notebook(url);
 });
 
 </script>
diff --git a/config/plugins/interactive_environments/rstudio/templates/rstudio.mako b/config/plugins/interactive_environments/rstudio/templates/rstudio.mako
index 922e012034e..fd181ac41cc 100755
--- a/config/plugins/interactive_environments/rstudio/templates/rstudio.mako
+++ b/config/plugins/interactive_environments/rstudio/templates/rstudio.mako
@@ -27,17 +27,15 @@ notebook_access_url = ie_request.url_template('${PROXY_URL}/rstudio/')
 <html>
 <head>
 ${ ie.load_default_js() }
+${ ie.load_default_app() }
 </head>
 <body style="margin: 0px">
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
 ${ ie.default_javascript_variables() }
 var notebook_access_url = '${ notebook_access_url }';
-${ ie.plugin_require_config() }
-requirejs(['plugin/main'], function(){
-    IES.load_when_ready(ie_readiness_url, function(){
-        load_notebook(notebook_access_url);
-    });
+IES.load_when_ready(ie_readiness_url, function(){
+    load_notebook(notebook_access_url);
 });
 </script>
 <div id="main" width="100%" height="100%">