diff --git a/packages/cra-template-typescript/package.json b/packages/cra-template-typescript/package.json
index daf0693456e..4c16d0c0a3a 100644
--- a/packages/cra-template-typescript/package.json
+++ b/packages/cra-template-typescript/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     "typescript"
   ],
   "description": "The base TypeScript template for Create React App.",
-  "main": "template.json",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app.git",
diff --git a/packages/cra-template/package.json b/packages/cra-template/package.json
index b8fd4b871fc..f28004102ff 100644
--- a/packages/cra-template/package.json
+++ b/packages/cra-template/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     "template"
   ],
   "description": "The base template for Create React App.",
-  "main": "template.json",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app.git",
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/init.js b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/init.js
index fdc4e0ae624..603bce3991f 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/init.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/init.js
@@ -106,9 +106,11 @@ module.exports = function(
     return;
   }
 
-  const templatePath = path.join(
-    require.resolve(templateName, { paths: [appPath] }),
-    '..'
+  const templatePath = path.dirname(
+    path.join(
+      require.resolve(`templateName/package.json`, { paths: [appPath] }),
+      '..'
+    )
   );
 
   let templateJsonPath;