diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 25b5dcc2..22c61821 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 			"ts-node/register"
 		],
 		"watch-files": "src/**",
+		"watch-ignore": "src/test/fixtures/tmp-*",
 		"spec": "src/test/**/*.ts"
 	},
 	"overrides": {