diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f03dec..ffedd06 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ttpg-scripts",
-  "version": "1.0.7",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "",
   "bin": {
     "ttpg-scripts": "./bin/index.js"
diff --git a/src/commands/build.ts b/src/commands/build.ts
index fe4c296..c54d04d 100644
--- a/src/commands/build.ts
+++ b/src/commands/build.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const runBuild = async () => {
             Logger.error("Could not create build directory");
             throw e;
         }
-        if (config.project.template === "typescript") {
+        if (config.project.transpile || config.project.template === "typescript") {
             Logger.notice("Transpiling typescript");
             try {
                 await spawnTranspiler(`./build/`);
diff --git a/src/commands/dev.ts b/src/commands/dev.ts
index d4a20da..73ba97c 100644
--- a/src/commands/dev.ts
+++ b/src/commands/dev.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const runDev = async () => {
             throw e;
         }
     }
-    if (config.project.template === "typescript") {
+    if (config.project.transpile || config.project.template === "typescript") {
         Logger.notice("Transpiling typescript");
         try {
             await spawnTranspiler(`./dev/${config.project.slug}_dev/Scripts/`);
diff --git a/src/common.ts b/src/common.ts
index e531243..1a34296 100644
--- a/src/common.ts
+++ b/src/common.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ export type Config = {
         name: string;
         slug: string;
         version: string;
-        template: "javascript" | "typescript";
+        transpile: boolean;
+        template?: "javascript" | "typescript";
         guid: {
             dev: string;
             prd: string;
@@ -148,9 +149,19 @@ export const assertSetup = async (): Promise<void> => {
 };
 
 export const loadConfig = async (): Promise<Config> => {
+    const local: Config["local"] = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(path.resolve("./ttpgcfg.local.json"), "utf8"));
+    let project: Config["project"] = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(path.resolve("./ttpgcfg.project.json"), "utf8"));
+
+    if (project.template && !("transpiler" in project)) {
+        project.transpile = project.template === "typescript";
+        const { template, ...newProject } = project;
+        project = newProject;
+        await fs.writeFile(path.resolve("./ttpgcfg.project.json"), JSON.stringify(project), "utf-8");
+    }
+
     return {
-        local: JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(path.resolve("./ttpgcfg.local.json"), "utf8")),
-        project: JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(path.resolve("./ttpgcfg.project.json"), "utf8")),
+        local,
+        project,
     };
 };