diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/tsconfig.json b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/tsconfig.json
index 9dbc3bbe27..cccc375f63 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   "exclude": ["node_modules"],
   "compilerOptions": {
     "outDir": "dist",
+    "rootDir": ".",
     "skipLibCheck": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 1a6128b5c9..7ea674798c 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "plugins/*/migrations"
   ],
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "outDir": "dist"
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "rootDir": "."
   }
 }