diff --git a/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/templates/svelte/wails.tmpl.json b/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/templates/svelte/wails.tmpl.json
index b8d08108..5bf6b2a9 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/templates/svelte/wails.tmpl.json
+++ b/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/templates/svelte/wails.tmpl.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "assetdir": "frontend/dist",
   "frontend:install": "npm install",
   "frontend:build": "npm run build",
+  "wailsjsdir": "./frontend",
   "author": {
     "name": "{{.AuthorName}}",
     "email": "{{.AuthorEmail}}"
diff --git a/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/templates/vanilla/wails.tmpl.json b/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/templates/vanilla/wails.tmpl.json
index 0f6a2310..a4f2bc2d 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/templates/vanilla/wails.tmpl.json
+++ b/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/templates/vanilla/wails.tmpl.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "{{.ProjectName}}",
   "outputfilename": "{{.BinaryName}}",
   "assetdir": "frontend/src",
+  "wailsjsdir": "./frontend",
   "author": {
     "name": "{{.AuthorName}}",
     "email": "{{.AuthorEmail}}"