diff --git a/.codefresh/codefresh.yml b/.codefresh/codefresh.yml
index 7316835c66..38cef7a59a 100644
--- a/.codefresh/codefresh.yml
+++ b/.codefresh/codefresh.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ steps:
     # Add Bazel CI config
     - copy .codefresh\bazel.rc %ProgramData%\bazel.bazelrc
     # Run tests
-    - yarn bazel test //tools/ts-api-guardian:all //packages/language-service/test
+    - yarn bazel test //tools/ts-api-guardian:all //packages/language-service/test //packages/compiler/test //packages/compiler-cli/test:ngc
     - yarn test-ivy-aot //packages/animations/test //packages/common/test //packages/forms/test //packages/http/test //packages/platform-browser/test //packages/platform-browser-dynamic/test //packages/router/test
     - yarn bazel test //tools/public_api_guard/...
     - yarn bazel test //packages/compiler-cli/integrationtest:integrationtest //packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance:compliance
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/perform_watch.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/perform_watch.ts
index d070e729b2..0997dfd720 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/perform_watch.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/perform_watch.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export function createPerformWatchHost(
       const watcher = chokidar.watch(options.basePath, {
         // ignore .dotfiles, .js and .map files.
         // can't ignore other files as we e.g. want to recompile if an `.html` file changes as well.
-        ignored: /((^[\/\\])\..)|(\.js$)|(\.map$)|(\.metadata\.json)/,
+        ignored: /((^[\/\\])\..)|(\.js$)|(\.map$)|(\.metadata\.json|node_modules)/,
         ignoreInitial: true,
         persistent: true,
       });
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngc_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngc_spec.ts
index cc2258882a..665bd37c98 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngc_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngc_spec.ts
@@ -2028,11 +2028,13 @@ describe('ngc transformer command-line', () => {
       const exitCode =
           main(['-p', path.join(basePath, 'src/tsconfig.json')], message => messages.push(message));
       expect(exitCode).toBe(1, 'Compile was expected to fail');
+      const srcPathWithSep = `lib${path.sep}`;
       expect(messages[0])
-          .toEqual(`lib/test.component.ts(6,21): Error during template compile of 'TestComponent'
+          .toEqual(
+              `${srcPathWithSep}test.component.ts(6,21): Error during template compile of 'TestComponent'
   Tagged template expressions are not supported in metadata in 't1'
-    't1' references 't2' at lib/indirect1.ts(3,27)
-      't2' contains the error at lib/indirect2.ts(4,27).
+    't1' references 't2' at ${srcPathWithSep}indirect1.ts(3,27)
+      't2' contains the error at ${srcPathWithSep}indirect2.ts(4,27).
 `);
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/test_support.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/test_support.ts
index 13a883eaf3..4e77479630 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/test_support.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/test_support.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function makeTempDir(): string {
   let dir: string;
   while (true) {
     const id = (Math.random() * 1000000).toFixed(0);
-    dir = path.join(tmpdir, `tmp.${id}`);
+    dir = path.posix.join(tmpdir, `tmp.${id}`);
     if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) break;
   }
   fs.mkdirSync(dir);