diff --git a/packages/create-nx-workspace/bin/create-nx-workspace.ts b/packages/create-nx-workspace/bin/create-nx-workspace.ts
index 0f3f638b4e3a39..c8940c327c7154 100644
--- a/packages/create-nx-workspace/bin/create-nx-workspace.ts
+++ b/packages/create-nx-workspace/bin/create-nx-workspace.ts
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ async function getConfiguration(
           preset = Preset.ReactStandalone;
         } else if (monorepoStyle === 'angular') {
           preset = Preset.AngularStandalone;
+        } else if (monorepoStyle === 'node-server') {
+          preset = Preset.NodeServer;
         } else {
           preset = await determinePreset(argv);
         }
@@ -348,17 +350,19 @@ async function getConfiguration(
 
       if (
         preset === Preset.ReactStandalone ||
-        preset === Preset.AngularStandalone
+        preset === Preset.AngularStandalone ||
+        preset === Preset.NodeServer
       ) {
         appName =
           argv.appName ?? argv.name ?? (await determineAppName(preset, argv));
         name = argv.name ?? appName;
-      } else {
-        name = await determineRepoName(argv);
-        appName = await determineAppName(preset, argv);
+
         if (preset === Preset.NodeServer) {
           framework = await determineFramework(preset, argv);
         }
+      } else {
+        name = await determineRepoName(argv);
+        appName = await determineAppName(preset, argv);
       }
       style = await determineStyle(preset, argv);
     }
@@ -476,6 +480,11 @@ function determineMonorepoStyle(): Promise<string> {
             message:
               'Standalone Angular app: Nx configures Jest, ESLint and Cypress.',
           },
+          {
+            name: 'node-server',
+            message:
+              'Standalone Node Server app: Nx configures your framework of choice (e.g. Express) along with esbuild, Eslint and Jest.',
+          },
         ],
       },
     ])
diff --git a/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.ts b/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.ts
index 10d7872a23c014..18d175f79e238a 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/generators/application/application.ts
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ function updateTsConfigOptions(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
         compilerOptions: {
           ...shared.tsConfigBaseOptions,
           ...json.compilerOptions,
+          esModuleInterop: true,
         },
         ...json,
         extends: undefined,