diff --git a/code-pushup.preset.ts b/code-pushup.preset.ts
index 5a23a8c31..2fd3da482 100644
--- a/code-pushup.preset.ts
+++ b/code-pushup.preset.ts
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export async function configureJsPackagesPlugin(): Promise<CoreConfig> {
 export function configureTypescriptPlugin(projectName?: string): CoreConfig {
   const tsconfig = projectName
     ? `packages/${projectName}/tsconfig.lib.json`
-    : 'tsconfig.base.json';
+    : 'tsconfig.code-pushup.json';
   return {
     plugins: [typescriptPlugin({ tsconfig })],
     categories: getCategories(),
diff --git a/tsconfig.code-pushup.json b/tsconfig.code-pushup.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d664ab211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.code-pushup.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.base.json",
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "tmp", "**/*.test.ts"]
+}