diff --git a/scm-ui/pom.xml b/scm-ui/pom.xml
index df60ce8c3e..3525b79563 100644
--- a/scm-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/scm-ui/pom.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,22 @@
     <finalName>scm-ui</finalName>
     <plugins>
 
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <filesets>
+            <!-- delete node cache to avoid problems with hmr or fast-refresh code -->
+            <fileset>
+              <directory>../node_modules/.cache</directory>
+              <includes>
+                <include>**</include>
+              </includes>
+            </fileset>
+          </filesets>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.github.sdorra</groupId>
         <artifactId>buildfrontend-maven-plugin</artifactId>