diff --git a/packages/js/src/utils/package-json/get-npm-scope.ts b/packages/js/src/utils/package-json/get-npm-scope.ts
index 1e018f5528..61da6228c7 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/utils/package-json/get-npm-scope.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/utils/package-json/get-npm-scope.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ export function getNpmScope(tree: Tree): string | undefined {
     return nxJson.npmScope;
   }
 
-  const { name } = readJson<{ name?: string }>(tree, 'package.json');
+  const { name } = tree.exists('package.json')
+    ? readJson<{ name?: string }>(tree, 'package.json')
+    : { name: null };
 
   if (name?.startsWith('@')) {
     return name.split('/')[0].substring(1);
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utilities/get-import-path.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utilities/get-import-path.ts
index dba9eb24e8..b68447f22f 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utilities/get-import-path.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/utilities/get-import-path.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ function getNpmScope(tree: Tree) {
     return nxJson.npmScope;
   }
 
-  const { name } = readJson<{ name?: string }>(tree, 'package.json');
+  const { name } = tree.exists('package.json')
+    ? readJson<{ name?: string }>(tree, 'package.json')
+    : { name: null };
 
   if (name?.startsWith('@')) {
     return name.split('/')[0].substring(1);