diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6a365e9b76df82d8f359adbb27a4ca452513dbfd..829d95617e5561e9f07a7e733d8c372a040fa08c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ deploy-backend:
     - apt install --assume-yes rsync
     - apt install --assume-yes openssh-client
     - ssh -i $ID_RSA -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $SERVERUSER@$SERVERIP "sudo /bin/systemctl restart cleanfront.service"
-    - rsync --archive --rsync-path=/usr/bin/rsync --delete --exclude='.git' -e "ssh -i $ID_RSA -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -l gutta -p 22" . $SERVERIP:./app/frontend
+    - rsync --archive --rsync-path=/usr/bin/rsync --delete --exclude='.git' --exclude='node_modules' -e "ssh -i $ID_RSA -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -l gutta -p 22" . $SERVERIP:./app/frontend
     - ssh -i $ID_RSA -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $SERVERUSER@$SERVERIP "npm install"
     - ssh -i $ID_RSA -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $SERVERUSER@$SERVERIP "sudo /bin/systemctl restart frontend.service"
   only: