diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/components b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/components
index 5548cce..723c966 160000
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/components
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/components
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 5548cce21d47d044438874e68a210884ba6a1549
+Subproject commit 723c96699818e54ea31a5efe1b88042a5ac95151
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/js/config.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/js/config.js
index 432fb2b..56e3656 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/js/config.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/js/config.js
@@ -8,15 +8,16 @@
 //============================================================================
 // Notebook
 //============================================================================
+"use strict";
 
 /**
  * @module IPython
  * @namespace IPython
  **/
 
-var IPython = (function (IPython) {
+define(function () {
         /**
-         * A place where some stuff can be confugured.
+         * A place where some stuff can be configured.
          *
          * @class config
          * @static
@@ -69,10 +70,9 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         };
 
     // use the same method to merge user configuration
-    IPython.config = {};
-    $.extend(IPython.config, default_config);
+    var config = {};
+    $.extend(config, default_config);
 
-    return IPython;
-
-}(IPython));
+    return config;
+});
 
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/js/main.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/js/main.js
index ae21231..2ecb151 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/js/main.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/js/main.js
@@ -8,17 +8,30 @@
 //============================================================================
 // On document ready
 //============================================================================
+"use strict";
 
+// for the time beeing, we have to pass marked as a parameter here,
+// as injecting require.js make marked not to put itself in the globals,
+// which make both this file fail at setting marked configuration, and textcell.js
+// which search marked into global.
+require(['static/components/marked/lib/marked.js',
+        'static/notebook/js/config.js'],
 
-$(document).ready(function () {
+function (marked, config) {
 
+    IPython.config = config;
+    console.log('config is',config);
+
+    window.marked = marked
     // monkey patch CM to be able to syntax highlight cell magics
     // bug reported upstream,
     // see https://github.com/marijnh/CodeMirror2/issues/670
     if(CodeMirror.getMode(1,'text/plain').indent == undefined ){
         console.log('patching CM for undefined indent');
-        CodeMirror.modes.null = function() { return {token: function(stream) {stream.skipToEnd();},indent : function(){return 0}}}
+        CodeMirror.modes.null = function() {
+            return {token: function(stream) {stream.skipToEnd();},indent : function(){return 0}}
         }
+    }
 
     CodeMirror.patchedGetMode = function(config, mode){
             var cmmode = CodeMirror.getMode(config, mode);
@@ -90,10 +103,11 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         // only do this once
         $([IPython.events]).off('notebook_loaded.Notebook', first_load);
     };
-    
+
     $([IPython.events]).on('notebook_loaded.Notebook', first_load);
     IPython.notebook.load_notebook($('body').data('notebookId'));
-    
+
+    var marked;
     if (marked) {
         marked.setOptions({
             gfm : true,
@@ -110,6 +124,6 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             }
         })
     }
+}
 
-});
-
+);
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
index f5339bd..e171aff 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ class="notebook_app"
 <script src="{{ static_url("components/codemirror/mode/markdown/markdown.js") }}" charset="utf-8"></script>
 <script src="{{ static_url("components/codemirror/mode/gfm/gfm.js") }}" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
-<script src="{{ static_url("components/marked/lib/marked.js") }}" charset="utf-8"></script>
 <script src="{{ static_url("components/highlight.js/build/highlight.pack.js") }}" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
 <script src="{{ static_url("dateformat/date.format.js") }}" charset="utf-8"></script>
@@ -231,7 +230,6 @@ class="notebook_app"
 <script src="{{ static_url("notebook/js/notificationwidget.js") }}" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
 <script src="{{ static_url("notebook/js/notificationarea.js") }}" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
 <script src="{{ static_url("notebook/js/tooltip.js") }}" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
-<script src="{{ static_url("notebook/js/config.js") }}" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
 <script src="{{ static_url("notebook/js/main.js") }}" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
 <script src="{{ static_url("notebook/js/contexthint.js") }}" charset="utf-8"></script>
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/page.html b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/page.html
index e9354dd..27857dc 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/page.html
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/page.html
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@
     {% endblock %}
     {% endblock %}
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ static_url("custom/custom.css") }}" type="text/css" />
-
+    <script src="{{static_url("components/requirejs/require.js") }}" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
+    <script>
+      require.config({
+          baseUrl: "static",
+      });
+    </script>
 
     {% block meta %}
     {% endblock %}