diff --git a/packages/cli/src/extract-experimental/buildExternalizeFilter.ts b/packages/cli/src/extract-experimental/buildExternalizeFilter.ts
index 27faec0be..81b4cffb0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/extract-experimental/buildExternalizeFilter.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/extract-experimental/buildExternalizeFilter.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import fs from "node:fs"
+
 type PackageJson = {
   dependencies?: Record<string, string>
   devDependencies?: Record<string, string>
@@ -56,5 +58,13 @@ export async function getPackageJson(rootDir: string): Promise<PackageJson> {
     )
   }
 
-  return await import(packageJsonPath)
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(await fs.promises.readFile(packageJsonPath, "utf-8"))
+  } catch (e) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Unable to read package.json file at path ${packageJsonPath}. \n\n Error: ${
+        (e as Error).message
+      }`
+    )
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/index.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/index.test.ts
index ce8cd9559..1bac33ec5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/index.test.ts
@@ -119,9 +119,7 @@ describe("E2E Extractor Test", () => {
     compareFolders(actualPath, expectedPath)
   })
 
-  const skipOnWindows = os.platform().startsWith("win")
-    ? describe.skip
-    : describe
+  const skipOnWindows = os.platform() === "win32" ? describe.skip : describe
 
   skipOnWindows("extractor-experimental", () => {
     it("should extract to template when --template passed", async () => {