diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index 2026df2..1d55a29 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "tasks": {
     "dev": "deno run --allow-all --watch server.ts",
     "server": "deno run --allow-all server.ts",
-    "compile": "deno compile --allow-all --include ./assets/ --output ./build/substr_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu server.ts",
+    "compile": "deno compile --allow-all --include ./assets/ --exclude ./tests/ --output ./build/substr_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu server.ts",
     "test": "DENO_ENV=test deno test --allow-read --allow-env"
   },
   "imports": {