diff --git a/packages/verified-fetch/.aegir.js b/packages/verified-fetch/.aegir.js
index 89b56338..cbd9809a 100644
--- a/packages/verified-fetch/.aegir.js
+++ b/packages/verified-fetch/.aegir.js
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 /** @type {import('aegir').PartialOptions} */
 const options = {
   build: {
-    bundlesizeMax: '132KB'
-  }
+    bundlesizeMax: '132KB',
+    config: {
+      external: [
+        'ipfs-unixfs-importer'
+      ],
+    }
+  },
 }
 
 export default options