diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index e4b73585b5aa..8a31deb25533 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-!ccxt/ccxt.es5.js
 ccxt/
 node_modules/
 npm-debug.log
@@ -18,4 +17,5 @@ travis-keys.sh
 ccxt.wiki/
 package-lock.json
 exchanges.json
-ccxt.sublime-workspace
\ No newline at end of file
+ccxt.sublime-workspace
+!build/ccxt.es5.js
\ No newline at end of file