diff --git a/tools/deploy b/tools/deploy
index 9012bb4..2f641af 100755
--- a/tools/deploy
+++ b/tools/deploy
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ rsync \
 	--recursive \
 	--update \
 	--delete \
+	--exclude 'node_modules' \
+	--verbose \
 	build/ \
 	${target_ssh_handle}:/opt/heimdall