diff --git a/packages/cli-core/package.json b/packages/cli-core/package.json
index e9fbe3d0b..58296ccc0 100644
--- a/packages/cli-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli-core/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
     "rxjs": "6.5.4",
     "split": "1.0.1",
     "tslib": "1.11.1",
-    "update-notifier": "4.1.0"
+    "update-notifier": "4.1.0",
+    "module-alias": "2.2.2",
+    "semver": "7.1.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/axios": "0.14.0",
diff --git a/packages/cli-core/src/Cli.ts b/packages/cli-core/src/Cli.ts
index ac5fc552e..c44b475be 100644
--- a/packages/cli-core/src/Cli.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-core/src/Cli.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {Module} from "@tsed/di";
+import * as chalk from "chalk";
 import {Command} from "commander";
 import {join, resolve} from "path";
 import * as UpdateNotifier from "update-notifier";
@@ -11,6 +12,37 @@ import {createInjector} from "./utils/createInjector";
 import {loadInjector} from "./utils/loadInjector";
 import {loadPlugins} from "./utils/loadPlugins";
 
+const semver = require("semver");
+
+function checkSettings(settings: any) {
+  if (!settings.pkg) {
+    console.log(chalk.red(`settings.pkg is required. Require the package.json of your CLI when you bootstrap the CLI.`));
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  if (!settings.name) {
+    console.log(chalk.red(`settings.name is required. Add the name of your CLI.`));
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+function checkNodeVersion(wanted: string, id: string) {
+  if (!semver.satisfies(process.version, wanted)) {
+    console.log(
+      chalk.red(
+        "You are using Node " +
+          process.version +
+          ", but this version of " +
+          id +
+          " requires Node " +
+          wanted +
+          ".\nPlease upgrade your Node version."
+      )
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
 @Module({
   imports: [CliPackageJson, ProjectPackageJson, CliService, CliConfiguration, RenderService]
 })
@@ -20,6 +52,19 @@ export class Cli {
   }
 
   static async bootstrap(settings: TsED.Configuration): Promise<Cli> {
+    checkSettings(settings);
+
+    if (settings.pkg.engines?.node) {
+      checkNodeVersion(settings.pkg.engines.node, settings.pkg.name);
+    }
+
+    require("module-alias").addAliases({
+      "@tsed/core": require.resolve("@tsed/core"),
+      "@tsed/di": require.resolve("@tsed/di"),
+      "@tsed/cli-core": require.resolve("@tsed/cli-core"),
+      [settings.pkg.name]: require.resolve(settings.pkg.name)
+    });
+
     const injector = createInjector({
       ...settings,
       project: {
diff --git a/packages/cli-core/src/utils/importModule.ts b/packages/cli-core/src/utils/importModule.ts
index 918363bf7..f66e3d8c6 100644
--- a/packages/cli-core/src/utils/importModule.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-core/src/utils/importModule.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,5 @@ export function importModule(mod: string, root: string = process.cwd()) {
     path = require.resolve(mod);
   }
 
-  // console.debug("Import " + mod + " from " + path);
-
   return import(path);
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli-core/src/utils/loadPlugins.ts b/packages/cli-core/src/utils/loadPlugins.ts
index af9b9c8da..1ca422cd0 100644
--- a/packages/cli-core/src/utils/loadPlugins.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-core/src/utils/loadPlugins.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {GlobalProviderRegistry, GlobalProviders, InjectorService} from "@tsed/di";
+import {GlobalProviders, InjectorService} from "@tsed/di";
 import {ProjectPackageJson} from "../services/ProjectPackageJson";
 import {importModule} from "./importModule";
 
@@ -10,18 +10,13 @@ export async function loadPlugins(injector: InjectorService) {
 
   const projectPackageJson = injector.invoke<ProjectPackageJson>(ProjectPackageJson);
 
-  const localDi = await importModule("@tsed/di", root);
-  const localGlobalProviders = localDi.GlobalProviders as GlobalProviderRegistry;
-
   const promises = Object.keys(projectPackageJson.allDependencies)
     .filter(mod => mod.startsWith(`@${name}/cli-plugin`) || mod.startsWith(`${name}-cli-plugin`))
     .map(async mod => {
       const {default: plugin} = await importModule(mod, root);
 
       if (!injector.has(plugin)) {
-        const provider = localGlobalProviders.has(plugin)
-          ? localGlobalProviders.get(plugin)?.clone()
-          : GlobalProviders.get(plugin)?.clone();
+        const provider = GlobalProviders.get(plugin)?.clone();
 
         if (provider?.imports.length) {
           provider.imports.forEach(token => injector.add(token, provider));
diff --git a/packages/cli-plugin-jest/package.json b/packages/cli-plugin-jest/package.json
index de98fbaf9..1b0994584 100644
--- a/packages/cli-plugin-jest/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli-plugin-jest/package.json
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
   "typings": "./lib/index.d.ts",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@tsed/cli": "1.1.0",
-    "@tsed/cli-core": "1.1.0",
-    "tslib": "1.11.1"
+    "@tsed/cli-core": "1.1.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc --build tsconfig.compile.json",
     "build:doc": "tsc --build tsconfig.doc.json"
   },
-  "dependencies": {},
+  "dependencies": {
+    "tslib": "1.11.1"
+  },
   "peerDependencies": {}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli-plugin-mocha/package.json b/packages/cli-plugin-mocha/package.json
index 2ec29e747..ed2cef1d8 100644
--- a/packages/cli-plugin-mocha/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli-plugin-mocha/package.json
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
   "typings": "./lib/index.d.ts",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@tsed/cli": "1.1.0",
-    "@tsed/cli-core": "1.1.0",
-    "tslib": "1.11.1"
+    "@tsed/cli-core": "1.1.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc --build tsconfig.compile.json",
     "build:doc": "tsc --build tsconfig.doc.json"
   },
-  "dependencies": {},
+  "dependencies": {
+    "tslib": "1.11.1"
+  },
   "peerDependencies": {}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli-testing/package.json b/packages/cli-testing/package.json
index 39a77c941..2e619f1a6 100644
--- a/packages/cli-testing/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli-testing/package.json
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "@tsed/cli-core": "1.1.0",
-    "@tsed/core": "^5.44.8",
-    "@tsed/di": "^5.44.8",
     "tslib": "1.11.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
@@ -26,4 +24,4 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {},
   "peerDependencies": {}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli-testing/src/CliTestContext.ts b/packages/cli-testing/src/CliTestContext.ts
index 17f77d1e6..eee8f9aed 100644
--- a/packages/cli-testing/src/CliTestContext.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-testing/src/CliTestContext.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import {Cli, createInjector, loadInjector} from "@tsed/cli-core";
-import {Env} from "@tsed/core";
-import {InjectorService, LocalsContainer, OnInit, TokenProvider} from "@tsed/di";
+import {Cli, createInjector, Env, InjectorService, loadInjector, LocalsContainer, OnInit, TokenProvider} from "@tsed/cli-core";
 
 export interface IInvokeOptions {
   token?: TokenProvider;
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 9ade78b70..db5cc5bee 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -44,5 +44,8 @@
     "start:generate:help": "ts-node -r tsconfig-paths/register src/bin/tsed.ts generate -h",
     "start:generate:run": "ts-node -r tsconfig-paths/register src/bin/tsed.ts generate --project-root ./.tmp"
   },
-  "peerDependencies": {}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  "peerDependencies": {},
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=8.9"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4dfa4388b..9ac8d52e1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9636,6 +9636,11 @@ modify-values@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/modify-values/-/modify-values-1.0.1.tgz#b3939fa605546474e3e3e3c63d64bd43b4ee6022"
   integrity sha512-xV2bxeN6F7oYjZWTe/YPAy6MN2M+sL4u/Rlm2AHCIVGfo2p1yGmBHQ6vHehl4bRTZBdHu3TSkWdYgkwpYzAGSw==
 
+module-alias@2.2.2:
+  version "2.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/module-alias/-/module-alias-2.2.2.tgz#151cdcecc24e25739ff0aa6e51e1c5716974c0e0"
+  integrity sha512-A/78XjoX2EmNvppVWEhM2oGk3x4lLxnkEA4jTbaK97QKSDjkIoOsKQlfylt/d3kKKi596Qy3NP5XrXJ6fZIC9Q==
+
 move-concurrently@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/move-concurrently/-/move-concurrently-1.0.1.tgz#be2c005fda32e0b29af1f05d7c4b33214c701f92"
@@ -12577,16 +12582,16 @@ semver@7.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.0.0.tgz#5f3ca35761e47e05b206c6daff2cf814f0316b8e"
   integrity sha512-+GB6zVA9LWh6zovYQLALHwv5rb2PHGlJi3lfiqIHxR0uuwCgefcOJc59v9fv1w8GbStwxuuqqAjI9NMAOOgq1A==
 
+semver@7.1.3, semver@^7.1.1, semver@^7.1.2:
+  version "7.1.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.1.3.tgz#e4345ce73071c53f336445cfc19efb1c311df2a6"
+  integrity sha512-ekM0zfiA9SCBlsKa2X1hxyxiI4L3B6EbVJkkdgQXnSEEaHlGdvyodMruTiulSRWMMB4NeIuYNMC9rTKTz97GxA==
+
 semver@^6.0.0, semver@^6.2.0, semver@^6.3.0:
   version "6.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-6.3.0.tgz#ee0a64c8af5e8ceea67687b133761e1becbd1d3d"
   integrity sha512-b39TBaTSfV6yBrapU89p5fKekE2m/NwnDocOVruQFS1/veMgdzuPcnOM34M6CwxW8jH/lxEa5rBoDeUwu5HHTw==
 
-semver@^7.1.1, semver@^7.1.2:
-  version "7.1.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.1.3.tgz#e4345ce73071c53f336445cfc19efb1c311df2a6"
-  integrity sha512-ekM0zfiA9SCBlsKa2X1hxyxiI4L3B6EbVJkkdgQXnSEEaHlGdvyodMruTiulSRWMMB4NeIuYNMC9rTKTz97GxA==
-
 semver@~5.3.0:
   version "5.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-5.3.0.tgz#9b2ce5d3de02d17c6012ad326aa6b4d0cf54f94f"