diff --git a/packages/js/src/plugins/typescript/util.ts b/packages/js/src/plugins/typescript/util.ts
index a4365f1c375df..077546f40011f 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/plugins/typescript/util.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/plugins/typescript/util.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ export function addBuildAndWatchDepsTargets(
   if (existsSync(projectJsonPath)) {
     const projectJson = readJsonFile(projectJsonPath);
     projectName = projectJson.name;
-  } else if (existsSync(packageJsonPath)) {
+  }
+
+  if (!projectName && existsSync(packageJsonPath)) {
     const packageJson = readJsonFile(packageJsonPath);
     projectName = packageJson.nx?.name ?? packageJson.name;
   }