diff --git a/.babelrc b/.babelrc
index f131a5d2..e2ae8c38 100644
--- a/.babelrc
+++ b/.babelrc
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
     "presets": [],
     "plugins": [
         ["@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties", { "loose": true }],
+        ["@babel/plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread", { "loose": true,
+            "useBuiltIns": true
+        }],
+        "@babel/plugin-proposal-optional-catch-binding",
         "@babel/plugin-external-helpers"
     ]
 }