diff --git a/src/Nuke/SolutionUpdater.cs b/src/Nuke/SolutionUpdater.cs
index c4c5ccfc..65e904cb 100644
--- a/src/Nuke/SolutionUpdater.cs
+++ b/src/Nuke/SolutionUpdater.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ IEnumerable<string> additionalIgnoreFolderFilePatterns
         "package.json",
     };
 
-    private static readonly string[] _ignoreFolderFilePatterns = { "**node_modules/**", };
+    private static readonly string[] _ignoreFolderFilePatterns = { "**/node_modules/**", };
 
     private static IEnumerable<Action> AddNukeBuilds(Solution solution, SolutionFolder configFolder)
     {