diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/go/cdk.template.json b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/go/cdk.template.json
index a25485ed0951b..a624077e77a3f 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/go/cdk.template.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/go/cdk.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "app": "go mod download && go run %name%.go",
+  "app": "go mod download && go run .",
   "watch": {
     "include": ["**"],
     "exclude": [