diff --git a/e2e/node/src/node.test.ts b/e2e/node/src/node.test.ts
index d0cfbf504a47d2..da5cd143a9bc32 100644
--- a/e2e/node/src/node.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/node/src/node.test.ts
@@ -232,10 +232,12 @@ describe('Node Applications', () => {
     }
   }, 120000);
 
-  it('should be able to run es module applications', async () => {
+  it('should be able to run ESM applications', async () => {
     const esmapp = uniq('esmapp');
 
-    runCLI(`generate @nrwl/node:app ${esmapp} --linter=eslint`);
+    runCLI(
+      `generate @nrwl/node:app ${esmapp} --linter=eslint --framework=none`
+    );
     updateJson(`apps/${esmapp}/tsconfig.app.json`, (config) => {
       config.module = 'esnext';
       config.target = 'es2020';
@@ -268,8 +270,9 @@ describe('Node Applications', () => {
         })`
     );
     await runCLIAsync(`build ${esmapp}`);
-    const { stdout } = await runCLIAsync(`serve ${esmapp}`);
-    expect(stdout).toBe('Hello World!');
+    await runCommandUntil(`serve ${esmapp}`, (output) => {
+      return output.includes('Hello World!');
+    });
   }, 300000);
 });