diff --git a/apps/debugger/webpack.config.js b/apps/debugger/webpack.config.js
index fa6f5e3b06..9feb0dc08d 100644
--- a/apps/debugger/webpack.config.js
+++ b/apps/debugger/webpack.config.js
@@ -79,5 +79,9 @@ module.exports = composePlugins(withNx(), (config) => {
     new CssMinimizerPlugin(),
   ];
 
+  config.watchOptions = {
+    ignored: /node_modules/
+  }
+
   return config;
 });
diff --git a/apps/etherscan/webpack.config.js b/apps/etherscan/webpack.config.js
index 45c7c5dd14..9d72c43a6c 100644
--- a/apps/etherscan/webpack.config.js
+++ b/apps/etherscan/webpack.config.js
@@ -78,5 +78,9 @@ module.exports = composePlugins(withNx(), (config) => {
     new CssMinimizerPlugin(),
   ];
 
+  config.watchOptions = {
+    ignored: /node_modules/
+  }
+
   return config;
 });
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/local-plugin/webpack.config.js b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/local-plugin/webpack.config.js
index a98229d072..25932a1054 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/local-plugin/webpack.config.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/local-plugin/webpack.config.js
@@ -17,5 +17,9 @@ module.exports = composePlugins(withNx(), (config) => {
 
   config.ignoreWarnings = [/Failed to parse source map/] // ignore source-map-loader warnings
 
+  config.watchOptions = {
+    ignored: /node_modules/
+  }
+
   return config;
 });
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/webpack.config.js b/apps/remix-ide/webpack.config.js
index 8b08e62145..347f12371e 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/webpack.config.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/webpack.config.js
@@ -96,5 +96,9 @@ module.exports = composePlugins(withNx(), withReact(), (config) => {
     new CssMinimizerPlugin(),
   ];
 
+  config.watchOptions = {
+    ignored: /node_modules/
+  }
+
   return config;
 });
diff --git a/apps/solidity-compiler/webpack.config.js b/apps/solidity-compiler/webpack.config.js
index ad6144a8dc..e19684ca91 100644
--- a/apps/solidity-compiler/webpack.config.js
+++ b/apps/solidity-compiler/webpack.config.js
@@ -89,5 +89,9 @@ module.exports = composePlugins(withNx(), withReact(), (config) => {
     new CssMinimizerPlugin(),
   ];
 
+  config.watchOptions = {
+    ignored: /node_modules/
+  }
+
   return config;
 });
diff --git a/apps/vyper/webpack.config.js b/apps/vyper/webpack.config.js
index fa6f5e3b06..9feb0dc08d 100644
--- a/apps/vyper/webpack.config.js
+++ b/apps/vyper/webpack.config.js
@@ -79,5 +79,9 @@ module.exports = composePlugins(withNx(), (config) => {
     new CssMinimizerPlugin(),
   ];
 
+  config.watchOptions = {
+    ignored: /node_modules/
+  }
+
   return config;
 });