diff --git a/karma.conf.js b/karma.conf.js
index ce956e7..2bfee1c 100644
--- a/karma.conf.js
+++ b/karma.conf.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
     logLevel: config.LOG_INFO,
 
     // enable / disable watching file and executing tests whenever any file changes
-    autoWatch: true,
+    autoWatch: false,
 
     // start these browsers
     // available browser launchers: https://npmjs.org/browse/keyword/karma-launcher
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
         fs: 'empty'
       }
     },
+    webpackMiddleware: {
+      watchOptions: {
+        ignored: [/\/\./, 'node_modules']
+      }
+    },
     proxies: {
       '/js/': '/base/node_modules/sql.js/dist/'
     }