diff --git a/.changeset/hip-radios-act.md b/.changeset/hip-radios-act.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26a1781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hip-radios-act.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"generator-single-spa": patch
+---
+
+Fix typescript error in generated root configs
diff --git a/packages/generator-single-spa/src/root-config/templates/src/root-config.ejs b/packages/generator-single-spa/src/root-config/templates/src/root-config.ejs
index 885489c..253975d 100644
--- a/packages/generator-single-spa/src/root-config/templates/src/root-config.ejs
+++ b/packages/generator-single-spa/src/root-config/templates/src/root-config.ejs
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ registerApplication({
 
 // registerApplication({
 //   name: "@<%- orgName %>/navbar",
-//   app: () => System.import("@<%- orgName %>/navbar"),
-//   activeWhen: ["/"]
+//   app: () =>
+//     System.import<% if (typescript) {%><LifeCycles><% } %>(
+//       "@<%- orgName %>/navbar"
+//     ),
+//   activeWhen: ["/"],
 // });
 
 start({