diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/karma.conf.js b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/karma.conf.js
index 5c818076f6..8e01862bf7 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/karma.conf.js
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-search/karma.conf.js
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
       {pattern: 'dist/**/*.js.map', included: false, watched: false}
     ],
 
+    exclude: [
+      'node_modules/**/*spec.js'
+    ],
+
     // proxied base paths
     proxies: {
       // required for component assets fetched by Angular's compiler