diff --git a/src/auth/operations/register.js b/src/auth/operations/register.js
index ed4cc39668..33473a9683 100644
--- a/src/auth/operations/register.js
+++ b/src/auth/operations/register.js
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ async function register(args) {
   // 5. Perform register
   // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-  const modelData = { ...data };
+  const modelData = {
+    ...data,
+    email: data.email ? data.email.toLowerCase() : null,
+  };
+
   delete modelData.password;
 
   const user = new Model();
diff --git a/src/webpack/getWebpackDevConfig.js b/src/webpack/getWebpackDevConfig.js
index 71d03ad758..e5c917d715 100644
--- a/src/webpack/getWebpackDevConfig.js
+++ b/src/webpack/getWebpackDevConfig.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');
 const { IgnorePlugin } = require('webpack');
+const nodeExternals = require('webpack-node-externals');
 const path = require('path');
 const webpack = require('webpack');
 const Dotenv = require('dotenv-webpack');
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ module.exports = (config) => {
     },
     devtool: 'source-map',
     mode: 'development',
+    externals: [nodeExternals()],
     resolveLoader: { modules: ['node_modules', path.join(__dirname, '../../node_modules')] },
     module: {
       rules: [