diff --git a/lib/plugins.js b/lib/plugins.js
index f57ef6b4..5f87e805 100644
--- a/lib/plugins.js
+++ b/lib/plugins.js
@@ -177,6 +177,30 @@
 
   hook('translate', function(translate) {
     return function(load) {
+
+      /*
+       * Source map sanitization for load.metadata.sourceMap
+       * Used to set browser and build-level source maps for
+       * translated sources in a general way.
+       *
+       * This isn't plugin-specific, but can't go anywhere else for now
+       * As it is post-translate
+       */
+      var sourceMap = load.metadata.sourceMap;
+
+      // if an object not a JSON string do sanitizing
+      if (sourceMap && typeof sourceMap == 'object') {
+        var originalName = load.name.split('!')[0];
+        
+        // force set the filename of the original file
+        sourceMap.file = originalName + '!transpiled';
+
+        // force set the sources list if only one source
+        if (!sourceMap.sources || sourceMap.sources.length == 1)
+          sourceMap.sources = [originalName];
+        load.metadata.sourceMap = JSON.stringify(sourceMap);
+      }
+
       var loader = this;
       if (load.metadata.loaderModule && load.metadata.loaderModule.translate && load.metadata.format != 'defined') {
         return Promise.resolve(load.metadata.loaderModule.translate.call(loader, load)).then(function(result) {
diff --git a/lib/register.js b/lib/register.js
index 0cf4c94d..695726ad 100644
--- a/lib/register.js
+++ b/lib/register.js
@@ -498,26 +498,6 @@ function createEntry() {
 
   hook('instantiate', function(instantiate) {
     return function(load) {
-      /*
-       * Source map sanitization for load.metadata.sourceMap
-       * Used to set browser and build-level source maps for
-       * translated sources in a general way.
-       */
-      var sourceMap = load.metadata.sourceMap;
-
-      // if an object not a JSON string do sanitizing
-      if (sourceMap && typeof sourceMap == 'object') {
-        var originalName = load.name.split('!')[0];
-        
-        // force set the filename of the original file
-        sourceMap.file = originalName + '!transpiled';
-
-        // force set the sources list if only one source
-        if (!sourceMap.sources || sourceMap.sources.length == 1)
-          sourceMap.sources = [originalName];
-        load.metadata.sourceMap = JSON.stringify(sourceMap);
-      }
-
       if (load.metadata.format == 'detect')
         load.metadata.format = undefined;