diff --git a/generators/common/__snapshots__/generator.spec.ts.snap b/generators/common/__snapshots__/generator.spec.ts.snap
index 2e8f2e914f95..bf8a4874f040 100644
--- a/generators/common/__snapshots__/generator.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/generators/common/__snapshots__/generator.spec.ts.snap
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ This application was generated using JHipster JHIPSTER_VERSION, you can find doc
   "name": "jhipster",
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "description": "Description for JHipster",
-  "license": "UNLICENSED",
-  "type": "commonjs"
+  "license": "UNLICENSED"
 }
 ",
     "stateCleared": "modified",
diff --git a/generators/javascript/generators/bootstrap/__snapshots__/generator.spec.ts.snap b/generators/javascript/generators/bootstrap/__snapshots__/generator.spec.ts.snap
index 0e42ad79e019..cdc6b7b6c88d 100644
--- a/generators/javascript/generators/bootstrap/__snapshots__/generator.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/generators/javascript/generators/bootstrap/__snapshots__/generator.spec.ts.snap
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ exports[`generator - javascript:bootstrap customVersion-commonjs should match fi
   "name": "dasherizedBaseName",
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "description": "projectDescription",
-  "license": "UNLICENSED",
-  "type": "commonjs"
+  "license": "UNLICENSED"
 }
 ",
     "stateCleared": "modified",
@@ -73,8 +72,7 @@ exports[`generator - javascript:bootstrap packageJsonNodeEngine(true) should mat
   "name": "dasherizedBaseName",
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "description": "projectDescription",
-  "license": "UNLICENSED",
-  "type": "commonjs"
+  "license": "UNLICENSED"
 }
 ",
     "stateCleared": "modified",
diff --git a/generators/javascript/generators/bootstrap/generator.ts b/generators/javascript/generators/bootstrap/generator.ts
index f0de65d17c26..a7bb817461b4 100644
--- a/generators/javascript/generators/bootstrap/generator.ts
+++ b/generators/javascript/generators/bootstrap/generator.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export default class BootstrapGenerator extends BaseApplicationGenerator {
           description: projectDescription,
           license: 'UNLICENSED',
         });
-        if (packageJsonType) {
+        if (packageJsonType === 'module') {
           this.packageJson.merge({ type: packageJsonType });
         }
         if (packageJsonNodeEngine) {