diff --git a/local-cli/.npmignore b/local-cli/.npmignore
index e40506d719b298..f6521c7e3f2e85 100644
--- a/local-cli/.npmignore
+++ b/local-cli/.npmignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 __fixtures__
 __tests__
+!/templates/HelloWorld/__tests__