diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 210c988b79..05eae2f076 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -15,5 +15,9 @@
         "!./tmp/**"
     ],
     "compileOnSave" : false,
-    "buildOnSave": false
+    "buildOnSave": false,
+    "exclude": [
+      "node_modules",
+      "ionic"
+    ]
 }