diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9d385c8..8a3512c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ig-test",
-  "version": "1.2.3",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "description": "experimental test runner....",
   "main": "test.js",
   "bin": {
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
     "colors": "^1.4.0",
     "glob": "^7.1.6",
     "ig-argv": "^2.13.0",
-    "ig-object": "^5.2.2"
+    "ig-object": "^5.2.6"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index ec8f5fa..610a6d1 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ var argv = require('ig-argv')
 // 		| <path>
 // 		| [ <path>, .. ]
 //
+// XXX need to skip ./node_modules...
 module.DEFAULT_TEST_FILES = '**/?(*-)test.js'
+module.IGNORE_TEST_FILES = ['node_modules/**']
 
 
 // NOTE: to test in verbose mode do:
@@ -519,7 +521,10 @@ argv.Parser({
 				.forEach(function(path){
 					;(path.includes('*') ?
 							// search...
-							glob.sync(path, {})
+							glob.sync(path, {
+								ignore: this.ignore_files 
+									|| module.IGNORE_TEST_FILES, 
+							})
 							: [path])
 						// load the modules...
 						.forEach(function(path){
@@ -532,6 +537,18 @@ argv.Parser({
 								require('./' + path.slice(0, -3)) }) }) }},
 
 
+	ignore_files: undefined,
+
+	'-i': '-ignore',
+	'-ignore': {
+		doc: 'path/pattern to ignore in test file search',
+		arg: 'PATH | ignore_files',
+		collect: 'list',
+		default: function(){
+			return this.ignore_files 
+				|| module.IGNORE_TEST_FILES } },
+
+
 	'-verbose': {
 		doc: 'verbose mode',
 		env: 'VERBOSE',