diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/new/generate-preset.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/new/generate-preset.ts
index 75e976f9d2eee6..541d0fcb6a4610 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/new/generate-preset.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/new/generate-preset.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,7 @@ import * as yargsParser from 'yargs-parser';
 import { spawn, SpawnOptions } from 'child_process';
 
 export function addPresetDependencies(host: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
-  if (
-    options.preset === Preset.Apps ||
-    options.preset === Preset.Core ||
-    options.preset === Preset.Empty ||
-    options.preset === Preset.NPM
-  ) {
+  if (options.preset === Preset.Core || options.preset === Preset.Empty) {
     return;
   }
   const { dependencies, dev } = getPresetDependencies(options);
@@ -98,6 +93,8 @@ function getPresetDependencies({
   e2eTestRunner,
 }: NormalizedSchema) {
   switch (preset) {
+    case Preset.Apps:
+    case Preset.NPM:
     case Preset.TS:
     case Preset.TsStandalone:
       return { dependencies: {}, dev: { '@nx/js': nxVersion } };