diff --git a/.changeset/seven-pens-check.md b/.changeset/seven-pens-check.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67ee45d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/seven-pens-check.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-esdx': patch
+---
+
+Fix error while creating a package
diff --git a/packages/create-esdx/index.js b/packages/create-esdx/index.js
index de260fb..c3d90c1 100755
--- a/packages/create-esdx/index.js
+++ b/packages/create-esdx/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import fs from 'fs'
 import { blue, cyan, magenta, red, yellow } from 'kolorist'
 import minimist from 'minimist'
 import path from 'path'
-import pkgDir from 'pkg-dir'
 import prompts from 'prompts'
 import url from 'url'
 
@@ -52,19 +51,6 @@ const renameFiles = {
   _gitignore: '.gitignore',
 }
 
-async function getPkg() {
-  const root = await pkgDir()
-
-  const manifest = path.resolve(root, 'package.json')
-
-  const pkg = JSON.parse(
-    fs.readFileSync(manifest, {
-      encoding: 'utf8',
-    }),
-  )
-  return pkg
-}
-
 async function init() {
   let targetDir = argv._[0]
   let template = argv.template || argv.t
@@ -184,7 +170,15 @@ async function init() {
   for (const file of files.filter((f) => f !== 'package.json')) {
     write(file, null)
   }
-  const pkg = await getPkg()
+
+  const manifest = path.resolve(path.join(templateDir, `package.json`))
+
+  const pkg = JSON.parse(
+    fs.readFileSync(manifest, {
+      encoding: 'utf8',
+    }),
+  )
+
   delete pkg.private
 
   pkg.name = projectName
diff --git a/packages/create-esdx/package.json b/packages/create-esdx/package.json
index 3f1587e..acb6f11 100644
--- a/packages/create-esdx/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-esdx/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "kolorist": "^1.5.0",
     "minimist": "^1.2.5",
-    "pkg-dir": "^5.0.0",
     "prompts": "^2.4.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {