diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 7ce2f17f89..402f88fd64 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 {
   "version": "2.12.1",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
-  "packages": ["packages/*", "packages/account-portal/packages/*"],
+  "packages": [
+    "packages/*",
+    "!packages/account-portal",
+    "packages/account-portal/packages/*"
+  ],
   "useNx": true,
   "command": {
     "publish": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e9e17223f0..07ed90123b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
   "workspaces": {
     "packages": [
       "packages/*",
+      "!packages/account-portal",
       "packages/account-portal/packages/*"
     ]
   },