diff --git a/packages/core/content-type-builder/server/services/content-types.js b/packages/core/content-type-builder/server/services/content-types.js
index 962b57fdf1..32bbd2bc7f 100644
--- a/packages/core/content-type-builder/server/services/content-types.js
+++ b/packages/core/content-type-builder/server/services/content-types.js
@@ -127,7 +127,11 @@ const createContentType = async ({ contentType, components = [] }, options = {})
  */
 const generateAPI = ({ name, kind = 'collectionType' }) => {
   const strapiGenerators = require('@strapi/generators');
-  return strapiGenerators.generate('api', { id: nameToSlug(name), kind }, { dir: strapi.dirs.src });
+  return strapiGenerators.generate(
+    'api',
+    { id: nameToSlug(name), kind },
+    { dir: strapi.dirs.root }
+  );
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/generators/generators/lib/templates/service.js.hbs b/packages/generators/generators/lib/templates/service.js.hbs
index bc8345530c..3ddc5d9840 100644
--- a/packages/generators/generators/lib/templates/service.js.hbs
+++ b/packages/generators/generators/lib/templates/service.js.hbs
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
  * {{id}} service.
  */
 
-module.exports = {};
+module.exports = () => ({});