diff --git a/lib/common/utils.js b/lib/common/utils.js
index 0045b11ec9..1ad1b77241 100644
--- a/lib/common/utils.js
+++ b/lib/common/utils.js
@@ -258,12 +258,12 @@ export const createRoutes = function createRoutes(files, srcDir, pagesDir) {
     let parent = routes
     keys.forEach((key, i) => {
       // remove underscore only, if its the prefix
-      const sanatizedKey = key.indexOf('_') === 0
+      const sanitizedKey = key.indexOf('_') === 0
         ? key.replace('_', '')
         : key
       route.name = route.name
-        ? route.name + '-' + sanatizedKey
-        : sanatizedKey
+        ? route.name + '-' + sanitizedKey
+        : sanitizedKey
       route.name += key === '_' ? 'all' : ''
       route.chunkName = file.replace(/\.(vue|js)$/, '')
       let child = _.find(parent, { name: route.name })
diff --git a/lib/core/module.js b/lib/core/module.js
index 489fcdc528..9e64265ddd 100644
--- a/lib/core/module.js
+++ b/lib/core/module.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default class ModuleContainer {
   }
 
   addVendor(vendor) {
-    // Make it silent for backward compability with nuxt 1.x
+    // Make it silent for backward compatibility with nuxt 1.x
   }
 
   addTemplate(template) {
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ export default class ModuleContainer {
 
     // Resolve handler
     if (!handler) {
-      handler = this.nuxt.requireModule(src, { esm: false })
+      // If module is internal (src starts with '.' or alias '@' '~'), support esm
+      const isInnerModule = /^[.@~]/.test(src)
+      handler = this.nuxt.requireModule(src, { esm: isInnerModule })
     }
 
     // Validate handler
diff --git a/lib/core/nuxt.js b/lib/core/nuxt.js
index c70bf4485d..fab4a76189 100644
--- a/lib/core/nuxt.js
+++ b/lib/core/nuxt.js
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ export default class Nuxt {
   }
 
   requireModule(_path, opts = {}) {
-    const _resovledPath = this.resolvePath(_path)
-    const m = opts.esm === false ? require(_resovledPath) : this.esm(_resovledPath)
+    const _resolvedPath = this.resolvePath(_path)
+    const m = opts.esm === false ? require(_resolvedPath) : this.esm(_resolvedPath)
     return (m && m.default) || m
   }