diff --git a/packages/caliper-core/.npmignore b/packages/caliper-core/.npmignore
index 92259aeef..dfdbbba56 100644
--- a/packages/caliper-core/.npmignore
+++ b/packages/caliper-core/.npmignore
@@ -17,5 +17,8 @@
 .eslintignore
 .eslintrc.yml
 
+*.html
+!/lib/manager/report/template/report.html
+
 # test directory
 test