diff --git a/lib/create-license.js b/lib/create-license.js
index b755a8b2c..af10ba29a 100644
--- a/lib/create-license.js
+++ b/lib/create-license.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { writePrettyFile } from "./write-pretty-file.js";
 const licenseText = licenseList.MIT.licenseText;
 
 async function createLicense(name) {
-  const mitLicenseText = mitLicense.licenseText
+  const mitLicenseText = licenseText
     .replace("<year>", new Date().getFullYear())
     .replace("<copyright holders>", name);
   await writePrettyFile("LICENSE", mitLicenseText);
diff --git a/lib/write-pretty-file.js b/lib/write-pretty-file.js
index 4bf6b826d..db17633c8 100644
--- a/lib/write-pretty-file.js
+++ b/lib/write-pretty-file.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ async function writePrettyFile(path, content) {
 
   await writeFile(
     path,
-    format(content, {
+    prettier.format(content, {
       parser,
     })
   );