diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/init/init-v2.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/init/init-v2.ts
index 725a49c4b075e..0cbe3d07cfeeb 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/init/init-v2.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/init/init-v2.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export async function initHandler(options: InitArgs): Promise<void> {
     generateDotNxSetup(version);
     const { plugins } = await detectPlugins();
     plugins.forEach((plugin) => {
-      execSync(`./nx add ${plugin}`, {
+      runNxSync(`add ${plugin}`, {
         stdio: 'inherit',
       });
     });