diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 03c7935f989..b19fa01f279 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         "newline-per-chained-call": ["error", { "ignoreChainWithDepth": 2 }],
         "lines-between-class-members": ["error", "always", { "exceptAfterSingleLine": true }],
         "prefer-promise-reject-errors": ["error", { "allowEmptyReject": true }],
+        "no-var": "error",
         "react/jsx-indent": ["error", 4],
         "semi": ["error", "always", { "omitLastInOneLineBlock": true }],
 
diff --git a/node_modules b/node_modules
index f233df5d657..855c891ebb1 160000
--- a/node_modules
+++ b/node_modules
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f233df5d657a3651f51d30db59d5f315594d78a1
+Subproject commit 855c891ebb1f1f804e8b1c12e4eece0f0949c3a5
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4bdab7f2502..1ed37c2c4eb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     "webpack-cli": "^4.7.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "eslint": "eslint --ext .js --ext .jsx pkg/",
+    "eslint": "eslint --ext .js --ext .jsx pkg/ --rule 'no-var: warn'",
     "eslint:fix": "eslint --fix --ext .js --ext .jsx pkg/"
   }
 }
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index a7a5fe16b3c..729a626db13 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -351,8 +351,13 @@ const plugins = [
     }),
 ];
 
-if (eslint)
-    plugins.push(new ESLintPlugin({ extensions: ["js", "jsx"] }));
+if (eslint) {
+    // temporary hack: not all pages got converted to no-var yet; drop this again once they are
+    const overrideConfig = {};
+    if (section === "shell/" || section === 'networkmanager/' || section === "static/" || section === "systemd/")
+        overrideConfig.rules = { "no-var": "off" };
+    plugins.push(new ESLintPlugin({ extensions: ["js", "jsx"], overrideConfig }));
+}
 
 if (section.startsWith('base1'))
     plugins.push(new copy({ patterns: base1_fonts }));