diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pytest.ini b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pytest.ini
index 5b4369b89..89c5e63f9 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pytest.ini
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pytest.ini
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 [pytest]
 DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=config.settings.test
+{% if cookiecutter.js_task_runner != 'None' %}
+norecursedirs = node_modules
+{% endif %}