diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d8c42b06a..5d7cc4870 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 .c9/
 tmp/
 output/
+node_modules/
diff --git a/.jshintignore b/.jshintignore
index cca917270..1e934b384 100644
--- a/.jshintignore
+++ b/.jshintignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ plugins/tiddlywiki/highlight/files/
 plugins/tiddlywiki/jasmine/files/
 plugins/tiddlywiki/markdown/files/
 plugins/tiddlywiki/markdown/files/
+node_modules/
diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index d8c42b06a..5d7cc4870 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 .c9/
 tmp/
 output/
+node_modules/