diff --git a/packages/projen/component/awscdk-ts-esm-lambda/src/awscdk-ts-esm-lambda.ts b/packages/projen/component/awscdk-ts-esm-lambda/src/awscdk-ts-esm-lambda.ts
index f366a968..6a9ab57b 100644
--- a/packages/projen/component/awscdk-ts-esm-lambda/src/awscdk-ts-esm-lambda.ts
+++ b/packages/projen/component/awscdk-ts-esm-lambda/src/awscdk-ts-esm-lambda.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 	type Project,
 	TextFile,
 	typescript,
+	javascript,
 } from 'projen'
 
 export interface AwsCdkTsEsmLambdaOptions {
@@ -52,12 +53,13 @@ export class AwsCdkTsEsmLambda extends Component {
 		}
 
 		this.tsFile = new TypeScriptSourceFile(this.project, this.lambdaFile.path, {
-			marker: true,
+			marker: false,
 			recreate: true,
 			source,
-			format: true,
+			format: false,
 		})
 		this.applyTransforms()
+		javascript.Eslint.of(project)?.addIgnorePattern?.(this.tsFile.path)
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -78,8 +80,9 @@ export class AwsCdkTsEsmLambda extends Component {
 				throw new Error('Could not find class constructor in entrypoint file')
 			functionCtor.insertStatements(0, [
 				'const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);',
-				'const __dirname = dirname(__filename);',
+				'const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);',
 			])
+			sourceFile.formatText()
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/projen/component/awscdk-ts-esm-lambda/test/awscdk-ts-esm-lambda.spec.ts b/packages/projen/component/awscdk-ts-esm-lambda/test/awscdk-ts-esm-lambda.spec.ts
index 03210eb9..2139d3c6 100644
--- a/packages/projen/component/awscdk-ts-esm-lambda/test/awscdk-ts-esm-lambda.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/projen/component/awscdk-ts-esm-lambda/test/awscdk-ts-esm-lambda.spec.ts
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ describe('AwsCdkTsEsmLambda', () => {
 		const synth = Testing.synth(ctx.project)
 		expect(synth['src/test-function.ts']).toBeDefined()
 		expect(synth['src/test-function.ts']).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-			"// ~~ Generated by projen. To modify, edit .projenrc.js and run \\"npx projen\\".
-
+			"
 			// ~~ Generated by projen. To modify, edit .projenrc.js and run \\"npx projen\\".
 			import * as lambda from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
 			import { Construct } from 'constructs';
@@ -64,19 +63,20 @@ describe('AwsCdkTsEsmLambda', () => {
 			 * An AWS Lambda function which executes src/test.
 			 */
 			export class TestFunction extends lambda.Function {
-			  constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props?: TestFunctionProps) {
-			      const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
-			      const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
-			    super(scope, id, {
-			      description: 'src/test.lambda.ts',
-			      ...props,
-			      runtime: new lambda.Runtime('nodejs18.x', lambda.RuntimeFamily.NODEJS),
-			      handler: 'index.handler',
-			      code: lambda.Code.fromAsset(path.join(__dirname, '../assets/test.lambda')),
-			    });
-			    this.addEnvironment('AWS_NODEJS_CONNECTION_REUSE_ENABLED', '1', { removeInEdge: true });
-			  }
-			}"
+			    constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props?: TestFunctionProps) {
+			        const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+			        const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+			        super(scope, id, {
+			            description: 'src/test.lambda.ts',
+			            ...props,
+			            runtime: new lambda.Runtime('nodejs18.x', lambda.RuntimeFamily.NODEJS),
+			            handler: 'index.handler',
+			            code: lambda.Code.fromAsset(path.join(__dirname, '../assets/test.lambda')),
+			        });
+			        this.addEnvironment('AWS_NODEJS_CONNECTION_REUSE_ENABLED', '1', { removeInEdge: true });
+			    }
+			}
+			"
 		`)
 	})