diff --git a/.spacemacs b/.spacemacs
index 413cdc1cd5d708b73572093b711d9e334a437e6a..839e9bfb4fbed6d462999926a4a89afc765efffd 100644
--- a/.spacemacs
+++ b/.spacemacs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ This function should only modify configuration layer settings."
    dotspacemacs-frozen-packages '()
 
    ;; A list of packages that will not be installed and loaded.
-   dotspacemacs-excluded-packages '()
+   dotspacemacs-excluded-packages '(company-tern)
 
    ;; Defines the behaviour of Spacemacs when installing packages.
    ;; Possible values are `used-only', `used-but-keep-unused' and `all'.