diff --git a/bench/build b/bench/build
index 854e2a3..5c1d602 100755
--- a/bench/build
+++ b/bench/build
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pushd runners >/dev/null
 npm i
 
 for r in *; do
-  if [ ! -d "$r" ]; then
+  if [[ ! -d "$r" ]] || [[ "$r" == "node_modules" ]]; then
     continue
   fi
   echo "Building $r..."
diff --git a/bench/run b/bench/run
index 87e9248..4f42232 100755
--- a/bench/run
+++ b/bench/run
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ mkdir -p "$results_dir"
 
 pushd runners >/dev/null
 for r in *; do
-  if [ ! -d "$r" ]; then
+  if [[ ! -d "$r" ]] || [[ "$r" == "node_modules" ]]; then
     continue
   fi
   echo "Running $r..."