diff --git a/packages/generators/__tests__/loader-generator.test.ts b/packages/generators/__tests__/loader-generator.test.ts
index 6b5d28fd084..988380c3e87 100644
--- a/packages/generators/__tests__/loader-generator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/generators/__tests__/loader-generator.test.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ import { makeLoaderName } from '../loader-generator';
 
 describe('loader generator', () => {
     it('generates a default loader', async () => {
-        const outputDir = await run(join(__dirname, '../loader-generator'));
-        const loaderDir = join(outputDir, 'my-loader');
+        const loaderName = 'my-test-loader';
+        const outputDir = await run(join(__dirname, '../loader-generator')).withPrompts({
+            name: loaderName,
+        });
+        const loaderDir = join(outputDir, loaderName);
         const srcFiles = ['cjs.js', 'index.js'];
         const testFiles = ['functional.test.js', 'test-utils.js', 'unit.test.js', 'fixtures/simple-file.js'];
         const exampleFiles = ['webpack.config.js', 'src/index.js', 'src/lazy-module.js', 'src/static-esm-module.js'];
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ describe('loader generator', () => {
         assert.fileContent([
             [join(loaderDir, 'examples/simple/webpack.config.js'), /resolveLoader: {/],
             [join(loaderDir, 'src/index.js'), /export default function loader\(source\) {/],
+            [join(loaderDir, 'package.json'), new RegExp(loaderName)],
         ]);
 
         // higher timeout so travis has enough time to execute
diff --git a/packages/generators/__tests__/plugin-generator.test.ts b/packages/generators/__tests__/plugin-generator.test.ts
index aa4641279ea..11aec456172 100644
--- a/packages/generators/__tests__/plugin-generator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/generators/__tests__/plugin-generator.test.ts
@@ -1,31 +1,35 @@
 import { join } from 'path';
 import { run } from 'yeoman-test';
-import assert from 'yeoman-assert';
+import * as assert from 'yeoman-assert';
 
 import { generatePluginName } from '../utils';
 
 describe('plugin generator', () => {
-    it.skip('generates a default plugin', async () => {
-        const outputDir = await run(join(__dirname, '../plugin-generator'));
-        const pluginDir = `${outputDir}/my-webpack-plugin`;
+    it('generates a default plugin', async () => {
+        const pluginName = 'my-test-plugin';
+        const outputDir = await run(join(__dirname, '../plugin-generator')).withPrompts({
+            name: pluginName,
+        });
+        const pluginDir = join(outputDir, pluginName);
         const srcFiles = ['cjs.js', 'index.js'];
         const testFiles = ['functional.test.js', 'test-utils.js'];
         const exampleFiles = ['webpack.config.js', 'src/index.js', 'src/lazy-module.js', 'src/static-esm-module.js'];
 
         // Check that files in all folders are scaffolded. Checking them separately so we know which directory has the problem
         // assert for src files
-        assert.file([...srcFiles.map(file => `${pluginDir}/src/${file}`)]);
+        assert.file(srcFiles.map(file => join(pluginDir, 'src', file)));
 
         // assert for test files
-        assert.file([...testFiles.map(file => `${pluginDir}/test/${file}`)]);
+        assert.file(testFiles.map(file => join(pluginDir, 'test', file)));
 
         // assert for example files
-        assert.file([...exampleFiles.map(file => `${pluginDir}/examples/simple/${file}`)]);
+        assert.file(exampleFiles.map(file => join(pluginDir, 'examples/simple', file)));
 
         // Check the contents of the webpack config and loader file
         assert.fileContent([
-            [`${pluginDir}/examples/simple/webpack.config.js`, /new MyWebpackPlugin()/],
-            [`${pluginDir}/src/index.js`, /MyWebpackPlugin.prototype.apply = function(compiler) {/],
+            [join(pluginDir, 'examples/simple/webpack.config.js'), /new MyTestPlugin\(\)/],
+            [join(pluginDir, 'src/index.js'), /MyTestPlugin\.prototype\.apply = function\(compiler\) {/],
+            [join(pluginDir, 'package.json'), new RegExp(pluginName)],
         ]);
 
         // higher timeout so travis has enough time to execute
diff --git a/packages/generators/addon-generator.ts b/packages/generators/addon-generator.ts
index c287fedba90..810f8694290 100644
--- a/packages/generators/addon-generator.ts
+++ b/packages/generators/addon-generator.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ const addonGenerator = (
 		}
 
 		public writing(): void {
+			const packageJsonTemplatePath = "./templates/addon-package.json.js";
+			this.fs.extendJSON(this.destinationPath("package.json"), require(packageJsonTemplatePath)(this.props.name));
+
 			this.copy = copyUtils.generatorCopy(this, templateDir);
 			this.copyTpl = copyUtils.generatorCopyTpl(this, templateDir, templateFn(this));
 
@@ -71,10 +74,6 @@ const addonGenerator = (
 				"save-dev": true
 			});
 		}
-
-		public end(): void {
-			this.spawnCommand("npm", ["run", "defaults"]);
-		}
 	};
 
 export default addonGenerator;
diff --git a/packages/generators/templates/addon-package.json.js b/packages/generators/templates/addon-package.json.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..59b500d4317
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/generators/templates/addon-package.json.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module.exports = (name) => {
+	return {
+		version: "1.0.0",
+		description: "webpack loader",
+		name
+	};
+};