diff --git a/contributors.yml b/contributors.yml
index 042ecc33f3d..06ae38764d4 100644
--- a/contributors.yml
+++ b/contributors.yml
@@ -671,3 +671,4 @@
 - zainfathoni
 - zayenz
 - zhe
+- mic-sob
diff --git a/packages/create-remix/__tests__/create-remix-test.ts b/packages/create-remix/__tests__/create-remix-test.ts
index 68f28938357..7b850be82ba 100644
--- a/packages/create-remix/__tests__/create-remix-test.ts
+++ b/packages/create-remix/__tests__/create-remix-test.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe("create-remix CLI", () => {
 
       --template <name>   The project template to use
       --[no-]install      Whether or not to install dependencies after creation
-      --package-manager   The package manager to use
+      --package-manager   The package manager to use (npm, pnpm, yarn, bun)
       --show-install-output   Whether to show the output of the install process
       --[no-]init-script  Whether or not to run the template's remix.init script, if present
       --[no-]git-init     Whether or not to initialize a Git repository
@@ -900,6 +900,36 @@ describe("create-remix CLI", () => {
     process.env.npm_config_user_agent = originalUserAgent;
   });
 
+  it("uses npm when package manager is unknown", async () => {
+    let projectDir = getProjectDir("pnpm-create-override");
+
+    let execa = require("execa");
+    execa.mockImplementation(async () => {});
+
+    // Suppress terminal output
+    let stdoutMock = jest
+      .spyOn(process.stdout, "write")
+      .mockImplementation(() => true);
+
+    await createRemix([
+      projectDir,
+      "--template",
+      path.join(__dirname, "fixtures", "blank"),
+      "--no-git-init",
+      "--yes",
+      "--package-manager",
+      "notSupportedPackageManagerOrTypo",
+    ]);
+
+    stdoutMock.mockReset();
+
+    expect(execa).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "npm",
+      expect.arrayContaining(["install"]),
+      expect.anything()
+    );
+  });
+
   it("works when creating an app in the current dir", async () => {
     let emptyDir = getProjectDir("current-dir-if-empty");
     fse.mkdirSync(emptyDir);
diff --git a/packages/create-remix/index.ts b/packages/create-remix/index.ts
index 35e7381500d..a27dca1e4a7 100644
--- a/packages/create-remix/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-remix/index.ts
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ ${color.arg("--no-motion")}         ${color.dim(`Disable animations in console o
 
 ${color.arg("--template <name>")}   ${color.dim(`The project template to use`)}
 ${color.arg("--[no-]install")}      ${color.dim(`Whether or not to install dependencies after creation`)}
-${color.arg("--package-manager")}   ${color.dim(`The package manager to use`)}
+${color.arg("--package-manager")}   ${color.dim(`The package manager to use (npm, pnpm, yarn, bun)`)}
 ${color.arg("--show-install-output")}   ${color.dim(`Whether to show the output of the install process`)}
 ${color.arg("--[no-]init-script")}  ${color.dim(`Whether or not to run the template's remix.init script, if present`)}
 ${color.arg("--[no-]git-init")}     ${color.dim(`Whether or not to initialize a Git repository`)}