diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/ng-new/ng-new.ts b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/ng-new/ng-new.ts
index 7a820890ec0ef..30c200239458a 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/ng-new/ng-new.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/ng-new/ng-new.ts
@@ -100,21 +100,24 @@ function addDependencies(options: Schema) {
       {
         '@nrwl/angular': nxVersion
       },
-      {}
+      {},
+      false
     );
   } else if (options.preset === 'react') {
     return addDepsToPackageJson(
       {},
       {
         '@nrwl/react': nxVersion
-      }
+      },
+      false
     );
   } else if (options.preset === 'web-components') {
     return addDepsToPackageJson(
       {},
       {
         '@nrwl/web': nxVersion
-      }
+      },
+      false
     );
   } else {
     return addDepsToPackageJson(
@@ -123,7 +126,8 @@ function addDependencies(options: Schema) {
       },
       {
         '@nrwl/nest': nxVersion
-      }
+      },
+      false
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utils/ast-utils.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utils/ast-utils.ts
index ab025b6a8d44f..c9b992fe7841b 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utils/ast-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/utils/ast-utils.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export function getSourceNodes(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile): ts.Node[] {
 
 export interface Change {
   apply(host: any): Promise<void>;
+
   readonly type: string;
   readonly path: string | null;
   readonly order: number;
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ export class NoopChange implements Change {
   description = 'No operation.';
   order = Infinity;
   path = null;
+
   apply() {
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
@@ -392,7 +394,11 @@ export function updateJsonInTree<T = any, O = T>(
 
 let installAdded = false;
 
-export function addDepsToPackageJson(deps: any, devDeps: any): Rule {
+export function addDepsToPackageJson(
+  deps: any,
+  devDeps: any,
+  addInstall = true
+): Rule {
   return updateJsonInTree('package.json', (json, context: SchematicContext) => {
     json.dependencies = {
       ...deps,
@@ -402,7 +408,7 @@ export function addDepsToPackageJson(deps: any, devDeps: any): Rule {
       ...devDeps,
       ...(json.devDependencies || {})
     };
-    if (!installAdded) {
+    if (addInstall && !installAdded) {
       context.addTask(new NodePackageInstallTask());
       installAdded = true;
     }