diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 91e08751..cf9926d3 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ commander
     const srcPath = resolve(relativeSrcPath);
 
     // get project reflection
-    const templates = JSON.parse(srcPath) as ElasticsearchTemplateCollection;
+    const templates = require(srcPath) as ElasticsearchTemplateCollection;
 
     for (const template in templates) {
       if (!templates.hasOwnProperty(template)) {