diff --git a/packages/generators/app/lib/utils/fetch-npm-template.js b/packages/generators/app/lib/utils/fetch-npm-template.js
index e8ef012803..2afe8a1a9c 100644
--- a/packages/generators/app/lib/utils/fetch-npm-template.js
+++ b/packages/generators/app/lib/utils/fetch-npm-template.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ async function downloadNpmTemplate({ name, version }, parentDir) {
 
   // Return the path of the actual template
   const exactTemplatePath = path.dirname(
-    require.resolve(path.join(name, 'package.json'), { paths: [parentDir] })
+    require.resolve(`${name}/package.json`, { paths: [parentDir] })
   );
   return exactTemplatePath;
 }