diff --git a/src/file_system.ts b/src/file_system.ts
index 282d88bd..43e5fe46 100644
--- a/src/file_system.ts
+++ b/src/file_system.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { memoize } from './utils.ts'
 import { type InspectedFile, type AssemblerRcFile } from './types/common.ts'
 
 const DEFAULT_INCLUDES = ['**/*']
-const ALWAYS_EXCLUDE = ['.git/**', 'coverage/**', '.github/**', '.adonisjs/**']
+const ALWAYS_EXCLUDE = ['.git/**', 'coverage/**', '.github/**', '.adonisjs/**', 'tmp/**', 'storage/**', 'build/**']
 const DEFAULT_EXCLUDES = ['node_modules/**', 'bower_components/**', 'jspm_packages/**']
 
 /**
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export class FileSystem {
    *
    * Following patterns are always ignored
    *
-   * '.git/**', 'coverage/**', '.github/**'
+   * '.git/**', 'coverage/**', '.github/**', '.adonisjs/**', 'tmp/**', 'storage/**', 'build/**'
    */
   get excludes(): string[] {
     return this.#excludes
diff --git a/tests/file_system.spec.ts b/tests/file_system.spec.ts
index 4d53f656..7161f285 100644
--- a/tests/file_system.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/file_system.spec.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,30 @@ test.group('File system', () => {
         input: '.git',
         result: false,
       },
+      {
+        input: 'tmp',
+        result: false,
+      },
+      {
+        input: 'tmp/foo',
+        result: false,
+      },
+      {
+        input: 'storage',
+        result: false,
+      },
+      {
+        input: 'storage/logs',
+        result: false,
+      },
+      {
+        input: 'build',
+        result: false,
+      },
+      {
+        input: 'build/app',
+        result: false,
+      },
     ])
     .run(({ assert }, { input, result }) => {
       const config = readTsConfig(BASE_PATH)!