diff --git a/packages/cli/bin/backstage-cli b/packages/cli/bin/backstage-cli
index 2b445ca9af..a065b8ac5a 100755
--- a/packages/cli/bin/backstage-cli
+++ b/packages/cli/bin/backstage-cli
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ if (!isLocal || process.env.BACKSTAGE_E2E_CLI_TEST) {
 } else {
   require('ts-node').register({
     transpileOnly: true,
+    project: path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../tsconfig.json'),
     compilerOptions: {
       module: 'CommonJS',
     },
diff --git a/packages/create-app/bin/backstage-create-app b/packages/create-app/bin/backstage-create-app
index 2b445ca9af..a065b8ac5a 100755
--- a/packages/create-app/bin/backstage-create-app
+++ b/packages/create-app/bin/backstage-create-app
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ if (!isLocal || process.env.BACKSTAGE_E2E_CLI_TEST) {
 } else {
   require('ts-node').register({
     transpileOnly: true,
+    project: path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../tsconfig.json'),
     compilerOptions: {
       module: 'CommonJS',
     },
diff --git a/packages/docgen/bin/backstage-docgen b/packages/docgen/bin/backstage-docgen
index 2b445ca9af..a065b8ac5a 100755
--- a/packages/docgen/bin/backstage-docgen
+++ b/packages/docgen/bin/backstage-docgen
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ if (!isLocal || process.env.BACKSTAGE_E2E_CLI_TEST) {
 } else {
   require('ts-node').register({
     transpileOnly: true,
+    project: path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../tsconfig.json'),
     compilerOptions: {
       module: 'CommonJS',
     },
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli/bin/techdocs-cli b/packages/techdocs-cli/bin/techdocs-cli
index 9d77a767ca..d21094a028 100755
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli/bin/techdocs-cli
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli/bin/techdocs-cli
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ if (!isLocal) {
 } else {
   require('ts-node').register({
     transpileOnly: true,
+    project: path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../tsconfig.json'),
     compilerOptions: {
       module: 'CommonJS',
     },