diff --git a/templates/Angular2Spa/project.json b/templates/Angular2Spa/project.json
index 035402371b..f717415764 100755
--- a/templates/Angular2Spa/project.json
+++ b/templates/Angular2Spa/project.json
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@
 
   "buildOptions": {
     "emitEntryPoint": true,
-    "preserveCompilationContext": true
+    "preserveCompilationContext": true,
+    "compile": {
+      "exclude": ["node_modules"]
+    }
   },
 
   "runtimeOptions": {
diff --git a/templates/KnockoutSpa/project.json b/templates/KnockoutSpa/project.json
index 0e36801b07..38aa423ba2 100755
--- a/templates/KnockoutSpa/project.json
+++ b/templates/KnockoutSpa/project.json
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@
 
   "buildOptions": {
     "emitEntryPoint": true,
-    "preserveCompilationContext": true
+    "preserveCompilationContext": true,
+    "compile": {
+      "exclude": ["node_modules"]
+    }
   },
 
   "runtimeOptions": {
diff --git a/templates/ReactReduxSpa/project.json b/templates/ReactReduxSpa/project.json
index 2aa0f5d04f..5811e72343 100755
--- a/templates/ReactReduxSpa/project.json
+++ b/templates/ReactReduxSpa/project.json
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@
 
   "buildOptions": {
     "emitEntryPoint": true,
-    "preserveCompilationContext": true
+    "preserveCompilationContext": true,
+    "compile": {
+      "exclude": ["node_modules"]
+    }
   },
 
   "runtimeOptions": {
diff --git a/templates/ReactSpa/project.json b/templates/ReactSpa/project.json
index 1f47636999..b44ec2543b 100755
--- a/templates/ReactSpa/project.json
+++ b/templates/ReactSpa/project.json
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@
 
   "buildOptions": {
     "emitEntryPoint": true,
-    "preserveCompilationContext": true
+    "preserveCompilationContext": true,
+    "compile": {
+      "exclude": ["node_modules"]
+    }
   },
 
   "runtimeOptions": {
diff --git a/templates/WebApplicationBasic/project.json b/templates/WebApplicationBasic/project.json
index 106ade4dcf..1f055c135d 100755
--- a/templates/WebApplicationBasic/project.json
+++ b/templates/WebApplicationBasic/project.json
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@
 
   "buildOptions": {
     "emitEntryPoint": true,
-    "preserveCompilationContext": true
+    "preserveCompilationContext": true,
+    "compile": {
+      "exclude": ["node_modules"]
+    }
   },
 
   "runtimeOptions": {