diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 6d77a3d5e..9a3d134fb 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -68,11 +68,22 @@ gulp.task('less', function () {
 
 var browserify = require('gulp-browserify');
 
+var slim_ext_libs = [
+  'dagre-d3',
+  'd3'
+];
+
 // Basic usage
 gulp.task('slimDist', function() {
     // Single entry point to browserify
     return gulp.src('src/main.js')
-        .pipe(browserify())
+        .pipe(browserify({standalone: 'mermaid'})) 
+            .on('prebundle', function(bundle) {
+            // Keep these external for the slim version.
+                slim_ext_libs.forEach(function(lib) {
+                    bundle.external(lib);
+                });
+            })
         .pipe(rename('mermaid.slim.js'))
         .pipe(gulp.dest('./dist/'))
         .pipe(uglify())