diff --git a/bots/naughty/debian-stable/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash b/bots/naughty/debian-stable/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a2f524433b4..000000000000
--- a/bots/naughty/debian-stable/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-  File "test/verify/machineslib.py", line *, in testSerialConsole
-*
-RuntimeError: TypeError: Cannot read property 'dimensions' of undefined
diff --git a/bots/naughty/debian-testing/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash b/bots/naughty/debian-testing/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a2f524433b4..000000000000
--- a/bots/naughty/debian-testing/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-  File "test/verify/machineslib.py", line *, in testSerialConsole
-*
-RuntimeError: TypeError: Cannot read property 'dimensions' of undefined
diff --git a/bots/naughty/fedora-28/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash b/bots/naughty/fedora-28/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a2f524433b4..000000000000
--- a/bots/naughty/fedora-28/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-  File "test/verify/machineslib.py", line *, in testSerialConsole
-*
-RuntimeError: TypeError: Cannot read property 'dimensions' of undefined
diff --git a/bots/naughty/fedora-29/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash b/bots/naughty/fedora-29/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a2f524433b4..000000000000
--- a/bots/naughty/fedora-29/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-  File "test/verify/machineslib.py", line *, in testSerialConsole
-*
-RuntimeError: TypeError: Cannot read property 'dimensions' of undefined
diff --git a/bots/naughty/rhel-7/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash b/bots/naughty/rhel-7/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a2f524433b4..000000000000
--- a/bots/naughty/rhel-7/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-  File "test/verify/machineslib.py", line *, in testSerialConsole
-*
-RuntimeError: TypeError: Cannot read property 'dimensions' of undefined
diff --git a/bots/naughty/rhel-x/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash b/bots/naughty/rhel-x/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a2f524433b4..000000000000
--- a/bots/naughty/rhel-x/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-  File "test/verify/machineslib.py", line *, in testSerialConsole
-*
-RuntimeError: TypeError: Cannot read property 'dimensions' of undefined
diff --git a/bots/naughty/ubuntu-1604/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash b/bots/naughty/ubuntu-1604/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a2f524433b4..000000000000
--- a/bots/naughty/ubuntu-1604/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-  File "test/verify/machineslib.py", line *, in testSerialConsole
-*
-RuntimeError: TypeError: Cannot read property 'dimensions' of undefined
diff --git a/bots/naughty/ubuntu-stable/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash b/bots/naughty/ubuntu-stable/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a2f524433b4..000000000000
--- a/bots/naughty/ubuntu-stable/9641-xtermjs-dimensions-crash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-  File "test/verify/machineslib.py", line *, in testSerialConsole
-*
-RuntimeError: TypeError: Cannot read property 'dimensions' of undefined
diff --git a/bots/npm-update b/bots/npm-update
index bb13a632e025..c4eb14900b08 100755
--- a/bots/npm-update
+++ b/bots/npm-update
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ FRAGILE = [
     "patternfly",
     "paternfly-bootstrap-combobox",
     "requirejs",
-    # 1.4.x needs the full React 16, does not work with our react-lite 15
-    "@patternfly/react-console",
     # version 0.32.2 switches to babel 7, which causes build failures with our babel 6 build system
     "react-bootstrap",
 ]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0d8295538da7..631d12e81a9c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "description": "Cockpit isn't a Node package, these are devel time deps, not needed to build tarball either",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "@patternfly/react-console": "1.3.0",
+    "@patternfly/react-console": "1.4.2",
     "angular": "1.3.20",
     "angular-bootstrap-npm": "0.13.4",
     "angular-gettext": "2.3.11",
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index b8c427430cac..64d535dbb035 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -444,6 +444,11 @@ module.exports = {
                 exclude: /\/node_modules\/.*\//, // exclude external dependencies
                 loader: 'strict' // Adds "use strict"
             },
+            /* these are called *.js, but are ES6 */
+            {
+                test: /\/node_modules\/@novnc.*\.js$/,
+                loader: "babel-loader"
+            },
             {
                 test: /\.jsx$/,
                 loader: "babel-loader"