diff --git a/packages/backend-function/src/factory.ts b/packages/backend-function/src/factory.ts
index b24d42913ea..cab52a08991 100644
--- a/packages/backend-function/src/factory.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-function/src/factory.ts
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ class FunctionFactory implements ConstructFactory<AmplifyFunction> {
       bundleAwsSDK: true,
       loader: {
         '.node': 'file',
+        '.html': 'text',
       },
       minify: true,
       sourceMap: true,