diff --git a/cli/create.ts b/cli/create.ts
index e816955..05a6378 100644
--- a/cli/create.ts
+++ b/cli/create.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ async function execute (): Promise<void> {
       },
       port: { type: 'string', default: '3042' },
       hostname: { type: 'string', default: '0.0.0.0' },
-      plugins: { type: 'boolean', default: true },
+      plugin: { type: 'boolean', default: true },
       tests: { type: 'boolean', default: true },
       typescript: { type: 'boolean', default: false },
       git: { type: 'boolean', default: false },
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ async function execute (): Promise<void> {
   generator.setConfig({
     port: parseInt(args.values.port as string),
     hostname: args.values.hostname,
-    plugins: args.values.plugins,
+    plugin: args.values.plugin,
     tests: args.values.tests,
     typescript: args.values.typescript,
     initGitRepository: args.values.git,
diff --git a/lib/generator.ts b/lib/generator.ts
index 3f58195..6b72435 100644
--- a/lib/generator.ts
+++ b/lib/generator.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class AiWarpGenerator extends ServiceGenerator {
         }
     }
 
-    if (this.config.plugins) {
+    if (this.config.plugin !== undefined && this.config.plugin) {
       Object.assign(config, {
         plugins: {
           paths: [
@@ -125,8 +125,9 @@ class AiWarpGenerator extends ServiceGenerator {
       contents: JSON.stringify(schema, null, 2)
     })
 
-    // TODO: typescript & make this optional
-    this.addFile(generatePluginWithTypesSupport(false))
+    if (this.config.plugin !== undefined && this.config.plugin) {
+      this.addFile(generatePluginWithTypesSupport(this.config.typescript ?? false))
+    }
   }
 
   async getStackablePackageJson (): Promise<PackageJson> {