diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 516fc121..89b263c2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@
     "@ionic/vue-router": "^7.5.2",
     "@kevinmarrec/nuxt-pwa": "^0.17.0",
     "@nuxt/kit": "^3.1.0",
+    "c12": "^1.4.2",
     "ionicons": "^7.2.1",
     "pathe": "^1.1.1",
-    "pkg-types": "^1.0.3",
     "ufo": "^1.1.2",
     "unimport": "^3.0.8"
   },
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 472a4505..7a58bffb 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ importers:
       '@nuxt/kit':
         specifier: 3.6.5
         version: 3.6.5(rollup@3.29.4)
+      c12:
+        specifier: ^1.4.2
+        version: 1.4.2
       ionicons:
         specifier: ^7.2.1
         version: 7.2.1
       pathe:
         specifier: ^1.1.1
         version: 1.1.1
-      pkg-types:
-        specifier: ^1.0.3
-        version: 1.0.3
       ufo:
         specifier: ^1.1.2
         version: 1.1.2
diff --git a/src/module.ts b/src/module.ts
index dfdaffac..32ef278b 100644
--- a/src/module.ts
+++ b/src/module.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   addImportsSources,
 } from '@nuxt/kit'
 import { join, resolve } from 'pathe'
-import { readPackageJSON } from 'pkg-types'
+import { loadConfig } from 'c12'
 import { defineUnimportPreset } from 'unimport'
 
 import { runtimeDir } from './utils'
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { setupMeta } from './parts/meta'
 import { setupPWA } from './parts/pwa'
 import { setupRouter } from './parts/router'
 
+import type { CapacitorConfig } from '@capacitor/cli'
 import type { AnimationBuilder, SpinnerTypes, PlatformConfig } from '@ionic/vue'
 
 export interface ModuleOptions {
@@ -116,15 +117,26 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ModuleOptions>({
     // Create an Ionic config file if it doesn't exist yet
     const ionicConfigPath = join(nuxt.options.rootDir, 'ionic.config.json')
     if (!existsSync(ionicConfigPath)) {
+      // Look for any `capacitor.config.{json,js,ts}` and load it
+      const { config } = await loadConfig<CapacitorConfig>({
+        cwd: nuxt.options.rootDir,
+        name: 'capacitor',
+        rcFile: false,
+        jitiOptions: {
+          interopDefault: true,
+          esmResolve: true,
+        },
+      })
+
       await fsp.writeFile(
         ionicConfigPath,
         JSON.stringify(
           {
-            name: await readPackageJSON(nuxt.options.rootDir).then(
-              ({ name }) => name || 'nuxt-ionic-project'
-            ),
-            integrations: {},
-            type: 'vue',
+            name: config?.appName || 'nuxt-ionic-project',
+            integrations: {
+              capacitor: {},
+            },
+            type: 'vue-vite',
           },
           null,
           2