diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/main.js b/app/assets/javascripts/main.js
index 2d32e6a7fbb..9e97f345717 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/main.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/main.js
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import GlFieldErrors from './gl_field_errors';
 import initUserPopovers from './user_popovers';
 import { __ } from './locale';
 
+import 'ee_else_ce/main_ee';
+
 // expose jQuery as global (TODO: remove these)
 window.jQuery = jQuery;
 window.$ = jQuery;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/main_ee.js b/app/assets/javascripts/main_ee.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..84d74775163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/main_ee.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// This is an empty file to satisfy ee_else_ce import for the EE main entry point