diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index c8e882a..92e189e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ jobs:
           rsync -avz --delete \
             --exclude='.git' \
             --exclude='.env' \
+            --exclude='node_modules' \
             --exclude='vendor' \
             --exclude='storage' \
             --exclude='public/build' \