diff --git a/deploy/lib/server_config.rb b/deploy/lib/server_config.rb
index 7f9931eb..6636e002 100644
--- a/deploy/lib/server_config.rb
+++ b/deploy/lib/server_config.rb
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ def xqsync
   def deploy_modules
     ignore_us = []
     ignore_us = ["^#{@properties['ml.xquery-test.dir']}.*$"] if @properties['ml.xquery-test.dir']
+    ignore_us << "^#{@properties['folders_to_ignore']}$" if @properties['folders_to_ignore']
     app_config_file = "#{@properties['ml.xquery.dir']}/app/config/config.xqy"
     ignore_us << "^#{app_config_file}$"
     load_data @properties["ml.xquery.dir"], {
@@ -937,4 +938,4 @@ def self.properties
 
     properties = ServerConfig.substitute_properties(properties, properties, "ml.")
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/deploy/sample/build.sample.properties b/deploy/sample/build.sample.properties
index c46d8c2d..850f8511 100644
--- a/deploy/sample/build.sample.properties
+++ b/deploy/sample/build.sample.properties
@@ -70,4 +70,7 @@ authentication-method=digest
 local-server=localhost
 #dev-server=
 #cert-server=
-#prod-server=
\ No newline at end of file
+#prod-server=
+
+# folder to ignore when deploying into modules database
+#ignore-folders=.*/src/(node_modules|.tmp)/.*