diff --git a/packages/generator-langium/templates/packages/cli/bin/cli.js b/packages/generator-langium/templates/packages/cli/bin/cli.js
index e166dc613..697962f65 100644
--- a/packages/generator-langium/templates/packages/cli/bin/cli.js
+++ b/packages/generator-langium/templates/packages/cli/bin/cli.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-import main from '../out/cli/main.js';
+import main from '../out/main.js';
 main();
diff --git a/packages/generator-langium/templates/packages/cli/src/main.ts b/packages/generator-langium/templates/packages/cli/src/main.ts
index 41ab16def..a03006b86 100644
--- a/packages/generator-langium/templates/packages/cli/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/generator-langium/templates/packages/cli/src/main.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import * as fs from 'node:fs/promises';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
 const __dirname = url.fileURLToPath(new URL('.', import.meta.url));
 
-const packagePath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'package.json');
+const packagePath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'package.json');
 const packageContent = await fs.readFile(packagePath, 'utf-8');
 
 export const generateAction = async (fileName: string, opts: GenerateOptions): Promise<void> => {