diff --git a/packages/astro/src/webcontainer-files/constants.ts b/packages/astro/src/webcontainer-files/constants.ts
index 166048588..01a21a7a0 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/webcontainer-files/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/webcontainer-files/constants.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export const IGNORED_FILES = ['**/.DS_Store', '**/*.swp'];
+export const IGNORED_FILES = ['**/.DS_Store', '**/*.swp', '**/node_modules/**'];
 export const EXTEND_CONFIG_FILEPATH = '/.tk-config.json';
 export const FILES_FOLDER_NAME = '_files';
 export const SOLUTION_FOLDER_NAME = '_solution';