diff --git a/dashboard/pom.xml b/dashboard/pom.xml
index b251de2439..fa4e202007 100644
--- a/dashboard/pom.xml
+++ b/dashboard/pom.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@
     <build>
         <finalName>dashboard-war</finalName>
         <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <excludes>
+                        <exclude>node_modules/**/*.java</exclude>
+                    </excludes>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>