diff --git a/demo-shell/tsconfig.json b/demo-shell/tsconfig.json
index 16f8c697f0..70df646c08 100644
--- a/demo-shell/tsconfig.json
+++ b/demo-shell/tsconfig.json
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@
       "es2016",
       "dom"
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "exclude": [
+    "node_modules"
+  ],
 }