diff --git a/packages/angular/src/schematics/application/application.ts b/packages/angular/src/schematics/application/application.ts
index 5d14a5663e..ecce222c1f 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/schematics/application/application.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/schematics/application/application.ts
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ export default function(schema: Schema): Rule {
         ...options,
         skipFormat: true
       }),
-      addLintFiles(options.appProjectRoot, 'tslint', true),
+      addLintFiles(options.appProjectRoot, options.linter, true),
       externalSchematic('@schematics/angular', 'application', {
         name: options.name,
         inlineStyle: options.inlineStyle,
@@ -394,7 +394,8 @@ export default function(schema: Schema): Rule {
         ? externalSchematic('@nrwl/cypress', 'cypress-project', {
             name: options.e2eProjectName,
             directory: options.directory,
-            project: options.name
+            project: options.name,
+            linter: options.linter
           })
         : noop(),
       move(appProjectRoot, options.appProjectRoot),
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts b/packages/angular/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts
index b430cae65a..125ff5635c 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { E2eTestRunner } from '../../utils/test-runners';
 import { UnitTestRunner } from '../../utils/UnitTestRunner';
+import { Linter } from '@nrwl/workspace';
 
 export interface Schema {
   name: string;
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ export interface Schema {
   skipTests?: boolean;
   directory?: string;
   tags?: string;
-  linter: string;
+  linter: Linter;
   unitTestRunner: UnitTestRunner;
   e2eTestRunner: E2eTestRunner;
 }
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/schematics/library/library.ts b/packages/angular/src/schematics/library/library.ts
index 88e5e168e6..a55843f0c7 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/schematics/library/library.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/schematics/library/library.ts
@@ -1,38 +1,41 @@
 import { join, normalize } from '@angular-devkit/core';
 import {
+  apply,
   chain,
   externalSchematic,
-  noop,
-  Rule,
-  Tree,
-  SchematicContext,
-  schematic,
-  url,
-  apply,
+  MergeStrategy,
   mergeWith,
   move,
+  noop,
+  Rule,
+  schematic,
+  SchematicContext,
   template,
-  MergeStrategy
+  Tree,
+  url
 } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 import { Schema } from './schema';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as ts from 'typescript';
 
 import {
-  NxJson,
-  updateJsonInTree,
-  readJsonInTree,
-  offsetFromRoot,
-  addLintFiles
-} from '@nrwl/workspace';
-import { addGlobal, addIncludeToTsConfig, insert } from '@nrwl/workspace';
-import { toClassName, toFileName, toPropertyName } from '@nrwl/workspace';
-import {
+  addGlobal,
+  addIncludeToTsConfig,
+  addLintFiles,
+  formatFiles,
   getNpmScope,
   getWorkspacePath,
-  replaceAppNameWithPath
+  insert,
+  Linter,
+  NxJson,
+  offsetFromRoot,
+  readJsonInTree,
+  replaceAppNameWithPath,
+  toClassName,
+  toFileName,
+  toPropertyName,
+  updateJsonInTree
 } from '@nrwl/workspace';
-import { formatFiles } from '@nrwl/workspace';
 import { addUnitTestRunner } from '../ng-add/ng-add';
 import { addImportToModule, addRoute } from '../../utils/ast-utils';
 import { insertImport } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utils/ast-utils';
@@ -431,7 +434,7 @@ export default function(schema: Schema): Rule {
     }
 
     return chain([
-      addLintFiles(options.projectRoot, 'tslint', true),
+      addLintFiles(options.projectRoot, Linter.TsLint, true),
       addUnitTestRunner(options),
       externalSchematic('@schematics/angular', 'library', {
         name: options.name,
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/schematics/library/schema.d.ts b/packages/angular/src/schematics/library/schema.d.ts
index 2166faa685..5e4b2ed44f 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/schematics/library/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/schematics/library/schema.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { UnitTestRunner } from '../../utils/test-runners';
-import { Framework } from '../../utils/framework';
 
 export interface Schema {
   name: string;
diff --git a/packages/cypress/src/schematics/cypress-project/cypress-project.spec.ts b/packages/cypress/src/schematics/cypress-project/cypress-project.spec.ts
index 2f3543c557..a684fb4ce9 100644
--- a/packages/cypress/src/schematics/cypress-project/cypress-project.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cypress/src/schematics/cypress-project/cypress-project.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 import { createEmptyWorkspace } from '@nrwl/workspace/testing';
 import { runSchematic } from '../../utils/testing';
-import { readJsonInTree } from '@nrwl/workspace';
-import { join, normalize } from '@angular-devkit/core';
+import { readJsonInTree, Linter } from '@nrwl/workspace';
 
 describe('schematic:cypress-project', () => {
   let appTree: Tree;
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ describe('schematic:cypress-project', () => {
     it('should add update `workspace.json` file', async () => {
       const tree = await runSchematic(
         'cypress-project',
-        { name: 'my-app-e2e', project: 'my-app' },
+        { name: 'my-app-e2e', project: 'my-app', linter: Linter.TsLint },
         appTree
       );
       const workspaceJson = readJsonInTree(tree, 'workspace.json');
@@ -49,9 +48,8 @@ describe('schematic:cypress-project', () => {
       expect(project.root).toEqual('apps/my-app-e2e');
 
       expect(project.architect.lint).toEqual({
-        builder: '@nrwl/linter:lint',
+        builder: '@angular-devkit/build-angular:tslint',
         options: {
-          linter: 'tslint',
           tsConfig: ['apps/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.e2e.json'],
           exclude: ['**/node_modules/**', '!apps/my-app-e2e/**']
         }
@@ -71,6 +69,26 @@ describe('schematic:cypress-project', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it('should add update `workspace.json` file properly when eslint is passed', async () => {
+      const tree = await runSchematic(
+        'cypress-project',
+        { name: 'my-app-e2e', project: 'my-app', linter: Linter.EsLint },
+        appTree
+      );
+      const workspaceJson = readJsonInTree(tree, 'workspace.json');
+      const project = workspaceJson.projects['my-app-e2e'];
+
+      expect(project.architect.lint).toEqual({
+        builder: '@nrwl/linter:lint',
+        options: {
+          linter: 'eslint',
+          config: 'apps/my-app-e2e/.eslintrc',
+          tsConfig: ['apps/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.e2e.json'],
+          exclude: ['**/node_modules/**', '!apps/my-app-e2e/**']
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
     it('should set right path names in `cypress.json`', async () => {
       const tree = await runSchematic(
         'cypress-project',
@@ -111,7 +129,12 @@ describe('schematic:cypress-project', () => {
       it('should update workspace.json', async () => {
         const tree = await runSchematic(
           'cypress-project',
-          { name: 'my-app-e2e', project: 'my-dir-my-app', directory: 'my-dir' },
+          {
+            name: 'my-app-e2e',
+            project: 'my-dir-my-app',
+            directory: 'my-dir',
+            linter: Linter.TsLint
+          },
           appTree
         );
         const projectConfig = readJsonInTree(tree, 'workspace.json').projects[
@@ -120,9 +143,8 @@ describe('schematic:cypress-project', () => {
 
         expect(projectConfig).toBeDefined();
         expect(projectConfig.architect.lint).toEqual({
-          builder: '@nrwl/linter:lint',
+          builder: '@angular-devkit/build-angular:tslint',
           options: {
-            linter: 'tslint',
             tsConfig: ['apps/my-dir/my-app-e2e/tsconfig.e2e.json'],
             exclude: ['**/node_modules/**', '!apps/my-dir/my-app-e2e/**']
           }
diff --git a/packages/cypress/src/schematics/cypress-project/schema.d.ts b/packages/cypress/src/schematics/cypress-project/schema.d.ts
index 1670b779eb..7fffe32f8d 100644
--- a/packages/cypress/src/schematics/cypress-project/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/cypress/src/schematics/cypress-project/schema.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import { Linter } from '@nrwl/workspace';
+
 export interface Schema {
   project: string;
   name: string;
   directory: string;
-  linter: 'eslint' | 'tslint';
+  linter: Linter;
 }
diff --git a/packages/express/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts b/packages/express/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts
index 6f4ba8cd8c..31d0109d19 100644
--- a/packages/express/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/express/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { UnitTestRunner } from '../../utils/test-runners';
+import { Linter } from '@nrwl/workspace';
+
 export interface Schema {
   name: string;
   skipFormat: boolean;
@@ -6,6 +8,6 @@ export interface Schema {
   directory?: string;
   unitTestRunner: UnitTestRunner;
   tags?: string;
-  linter: string;
+  linter: Linter;
   frontendProject?: string;
 }
diff --git a/packages/jest/src/schematics/jest-project/jest-project.spec.ts b/packages/jest/src/schematics/jest-project/jest-project.spec.ts
index be355e133f..18e2f72270 100644
--- a/packages/jest/src/schematics/jest-project/jest-project.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/jest/src/schematics/jest-project/jest-project.spec.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ describe('jestProject', () => {
           root: 'libs/lib1',
           architect: {
             lint: {
-              builder: '@nrwl/linter:lint',
+              builder: '@angular-devkit/build-angular:tslint',
               options: {
-                linter: 'tslint',
                 tsConfig: []
               }
             }
diff --git a/packages/nest/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts b/packages/nest/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts
index 6f4ba8cd8c..a2fcb16756 100644
--- a/packages/nest/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/nest/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { UnitTestRunner } from '../../utils/test-runners';
+import { Linter } from 'tslint';
+
 export interface Schema {
   name: string;
   skipFormat: boolean;
@@ -6,6 +8,6 @@ export interface Schema {
   directory?: string;
   unitTestRunner: UnitTestRunner;
   tags?: string;
-  linter: string;
+  linter: Linter;
   frontendProject?: string;
 }
diff --git a/packages/node/src/schematics/application/application.spec.ts b/packages/node/src/schematics/application/application.spec.ts
index c6e001c2bf..d1bf4eaf57 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/schematics/application/application.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/schematics/application/application.spec.ts
@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ describe('app', () => {
         })
       );
       expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-node-app'].architect.lint).toEqual({
-        builder: '@nrwl/linter:lint',
+        builder: '@angular-devkit/build-angular:tslint',
         options: {
-          linter: 'tslint',
           tsConfig: [
             'apps/my-node-app/tsconfig.app.json',
             'apps/my-node-app/tsconfig.spec.json'
@@ -125,9 +124,8 @@ describe('app', () => {
       expect(
         workspaceJson.projects['my-dir-my-node-app'].architect.lint
       ).toEqual({
-        builder: '@nrwl/linter:lint',
+        builder: '@angular-devkit/build-angular:tslint',
         options: {
-          linter: 'tslint',
           tsConfig: [
             'apps/my-dir/my-node-app/tsconfig.app.json',
             'apps/my-dir/my-node-app/tsconfig.spec.json'
diff --git a/packages/node/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts b/packages/node/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts
index 4a42c9e1e9..9b2d3bcac8 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+import { Linter } from '@nrwl/workspace';
+
 export interface Schema {
   name: string;
   skipFormat: boolean;
   skipPackageJson: boolean;
   directory?: string;
   unitTestRunner: 'jest' | 'none';
-  linter: 'eslint' | 'tslint';
+  linter: Linter;
   tags?: string;
   frontendProject?: string;
 }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/schematics/application/application.spec.ts b/packages/react/src/schematics/application/application.spec.ts
index ac466d1acd..504e5ef472 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/schematics/application/application.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/schematics/application/application.spec.ts
@@ -292,9 +292,8 @@ describe('app', () => {
     );
     const workspaceJson = readJsonInTree(tree, 'workspace.json');
     expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-app'].architect.lint).toEqual({
-      builder: '@nrwl/linter:lint',
+      builder: '@angular-devkit/build-angular:tslint',
       options: {
-        linter: 'tslint',
         exclude: ['**/node_modules/**', '!apps/my-app/**'],
         tsConfig: [
           'apps/my-app/tsconfig.app.json',
diff --git a/packages/react/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts b/packages/react/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts
index dabc4e8d64..82bce48426 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { Linter } from '@nrwl/workspace';
+
 export interface Schema {
   name: string;
   style?: string;
@@ -6,7 +8,7 @@ export interface Schema {
   tags?: string;
   unitTestRunner: 'jest' | 'none';
   e2eTestRunner: 'cypress' | 'none';
-  linter: 'eslint' | 'tslint';
+  linter: Linter;
   pascalCaseFiles?: boolean;
   classComponent?: boolean;
   routing?: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/react/src/schematics/library/library.spec.ts b/packages/react/src/schematics/library/library.spec.ts
index 2b2cdf4627..ad62865983 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/schematics/library/library.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/schematics/library/library.spec.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ describe('lib', () => {
       expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-lib'].root).toEqual('libs/my-lib');
       expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-lib'].architect.build).toBeUndefined();
       expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-lib'].architect.lint).toEqual({
-        builder: '@nrwl/linter:lint',
+        builder: '@angular-devkit/build-angular:tslint',
         options: {
-          linter: 'tslint',
           exclude: ['**/node_modules/**', '!libs/my-lib/**'],
           tsConfig: [
             'libs/my-lib/tsconfig.lib.json',
@@ -184,9 +183,8 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         'libs/my-dir/my-lib'
       );
       expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-dir-my-lib'].architect.lint).toEqual({
-        builder: '@nrwl/linter:lint',
+        builder: '@angular-devkit/build-angular:tslint',
         options: {
-          linter: 'tslint',
           exclude: ['**/node_modules/**', '!libs/my-dir/my-lib/**'],
           tsConfig: [
             'libs/my-dir/my-lib/tsconfig.lib.json',
diff --git a/packages/react/src/schematics/library/schema.d.ts b/packages/react/src/schematics/library/schema.d.ts
index 0ba6d4e459..b33e36c42b 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/schematics/library/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/schematics/library/schema.d.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { Linter } from '@nrwl/workspace';
+
 export interface Schema {
   name: string;
   directory?: string;
@@ -10,5 +12,5 @@ export interface Schema {
   routing?: boolean;
   parentRoute?: string;
   unitTestRunner: 'jest' | 'none';
-  linter: 'eslint' | 'tslint';
+  linter: Linter;
 }
diff --git a/packages/web/src/schematics/application/application.spec.ts b/packages/web/src/schematics/application/application.spec.ts
index 8528c3e329..99f752e313 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/schematics/application/application.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/schematics/application/application.spec.ts
@@ -284,9 +284,8 @@ describe('app', () => {
     const workspaceJson = readJsonInTree(tree, 'workspace.json');
 
     expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-app'].architect.lint).toEqual({
-      builder: '@nrwl/linter:lint',
+      builder: '@angular-devkit/build-angular:tslint',
       options: {
-        linter: 'tslint',
         exclude: ['**/node_modules/**', '!apps/my-app/**'],
         tsConfig: [
           'apps/my-app/tsconfig.app.json',
diff --git a/packages/web/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts b/packages/web/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts
index 786900442e..08135fe3a0 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/schematics/application/schema.d.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ export interface Schema {
   tags?: string;
   unitTestRunner: 'jest' | 'none';
   e2eTestRunner: 'cypress' | 'none';
-  linter: 'eslint' | 'tslint';
+  linter: Linter;
 }
diff --git a/packages/workspace/index.ts b/packages/workspace/index.ts
index 50f9ca4435..d33ef0580d 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/index.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/index.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export {
 
 export { getWorkspace, updateWorkspace } from './src/utils/workspace';
 export { addUpdateTask } from './src/utils/update-task';
-export { addLintFiles, generateProjectLint } from './src/utils/lint';
+export { addLintFiles, generateProjectLint, Linter } from './src/utils/lint';
 
 export { formatFiles } from './src/utils/rules/format-files';
 export { deleteFile } from './src/utils/rules/deleteFile';
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/library/library.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/library/library.spec.ts
index d25a2c3ef1..c5af8c33c2 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/library/library.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/library/library.spec.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ describe('lib', () => {
       expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-lib'].root).toEqual('libs/my-lib');
       expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-lib'].architect.build).toBeUndefined();
       expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-lib'].architect.lint).toEqual({
-        builder: '@nrwl/linter:lint',
+        builder: '@angular-devkit/build-angular:tslint',
         options: {
-          linter: 'tslint',
           exclude: ['**/node_modules/**', '!libs/my-lib/**'],
           tsConfig: [
             'libs/my-lib/tsconfig.lib.json',
@@ -167,9 +166,8 @@ describe('lib', () => {
         'libs/my-dir/my-lib'
       );
       expect(workspaceJson.projects['my-dir-my-lib'].architect.lint).toEqual({
-        builder: '@nrwl/linter:lint',
+        builder: '@angular-devkit/build-angular:tslint',
         options: {
-          linter: 'tslint',
           exclude: ['**/node_modules/**', '!libs/my-dir/my-lib/**'],
           tsConfig: [
             'libs/my-dir/my-lib/tsconfig.lib.json',
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/library/schema.d.ts b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/library/schema.d.ts
index d597b860ab..b4f1132b02 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/library/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/library/schema.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { UnitTestRunner } from '../../utils/test-runners';
+import { Linter } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utils/lint';
 
 export interface Schema {
   name: string;
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ export interface Schema {
   tags?: string;
   simpleModuleName: boolean;
   unitTestRunner: 'jest' | 'none';
-  linter: 'eslint' | 'tslint';
+  linter: Linter;
 }
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utils/lint.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utils/lint.ts
index 34ea3aec1d..b38b3828e8 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utils/lint.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/utils/lint.ts
@@ -13,21 +13,26 @@ import {
   eslintConfigPrettierVersion
 } from './versions';
 
+export const enum Linter {
+  TsLint = 'tslint',
+  EsLint = 'eslint',
+  None = 'none'
+}
+
 export function generateProjectLint(
   projectRoot: string,
   tsConfigPath: string,
-  linter: 'tslint' | 'eslint' | 'none'
+  linter: Linter
 ) {
-  if (linter === 'tslint') {
+  if (linter === Linter.TsLint) {
     return {
-      builder: '@nrwl/linter:lint',
+      builder: '@angular-devkit/build-angular:tslint',
       options: {
-        linter: 'tslint',
         tsConfig: [tsConfigPath],
         exclude: ['**/node_modules/**', '!' + projectRoot + '/**']
       }
     };
-  } else if (linter === 'eslint') {
+  } else if (linter === Linter.EsLint) {
     return {
       builder: '@nrwl/linter:lint',
       options: {
@@ -44,7 +49,7 @@ export function generateProjectLint(
 
 export function addLintFiles(
   projectRoot: string,
-  linter: 'tslint' | 'eslint' | 'none',
+  linter: Linter,
   onlyGlobal = false
 ): Rule {
   return (host: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => {