diff --git a/src/commands/InitCommand.ts b/src/commands/InitCommand.ts
index 1a62a2a622..8a14d2738f 100644
--- a/src/commands/InitCommand.ts
+++ b/src/commands/InitCommand.ts
@@ -377,7 +377,9 @@ export const Routes = [{
      * Gets contents of the user controller file (used when express is enabled).
      */
     protected static getControllerTemplate(isEsm: boolean): string {
-        return `import { AppDataSource } from '../data-source'
+        return `import { AppDataSource } from "../data-source${
+            isEsm ? ".js" : ""
+        }"
 import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from "express"
 import { User } from "../entity/User${isEsm ? ".js" : ""}"