diff --git a/modules/node_modules/.gitignore b/modules/node_modules/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e43a75e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/node_modules/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+!/node_helper
+!/node_helper/**
\ No newline at end of file