diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/env/generator.ts b/turbo/generators/templates/env/generator.ts
index 1cdb12331..4c37e5799 100644
--- a/turbo/generators/templates/env/generator.ts
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/env/generator.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { PlopTypes } from '@turbo/gen';
 import { execSync } from 'node:child_process';
+import { writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 
 export function createEnvironmentVariablesGenerator(
   plop: PlopTypes.NodePlopAPI,
@@ -20,12 +21,9 @@ export function createEnvironmentVariablesGenerator(
           env += `${key}=${value}\n`;
         }
 
-        // write .env.local here with values
-        execSync(
-          `echo "${env}" > turbo/generators/templates/env/out/.env.local`,
-        );
+        writeFileSync('turbo/generators/templates/env/.env.local', env);
 
-        return 'Environment variables generated at turbo/generators/templates/env/out/.env.local. Please double check and use this file in your hosting provider to set the environment variables. Never commit this file, it contains secrets!';
+        return 'Environment variables generated at turbo/generators/templates/env/.env.local. Please double check and use this file in your hosting provider to set the environment variables. Never commit this file, it contains secrets!';
       },
     ],
     prompts: [
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/validate-env/generator.ts b/turbo/generators/templates/validate-env/generator.ts
index d7b67bf9a..8bc42910a 100644
--- a/turbo/generators/templates/validate-env/generator.ts
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/validate-env/generator.ts
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ export function createEnvironmentVariablesValidatorGenerator(
         type: 'input',
         name: 'path',
         message:
-          'Where is the path to the environment variables file? Leave empty to use the generated turbo/generators/templates/env/out/.env.local',
-        default: 'turbo/generators/templates/env/out/.env.local',
+          'Where is the path to the environment variables file? Leave empty to use the generated turbo/generators/templates/env/.env.local',
+        default: 'turbo/generators/templates/env/.env.local',
       },
     ],
   });