diff --git a/src/commands/BootstrapCommand.js b/src/commands/BootstrapCommand.js
index a02892ad37..f640b62eeb 100644
--- a/src/commands/BootstrapCommand.js
+++ b/src/commands/BootstrapCommand.js
@@ -76,10 +76,12 @@ export default class BootstrapCommand extends Command {
     const srcPackageJsonLocation = path.join(src, "package.json");
     const destPackageJsonLocation = path.join(dest, "package.json");
     const destIndexJsLocation = path.join(dest, "index.js");
+    const pkg = require(srcPackageJsonLocation);
 
     const packageJsonFileContents = JSON.stringify({
       name: name,
-      version: require(srcPackageJsonLocation).version
+      version: pkg.version,
+      main: pkg.main
     }, null, "  ");
 
     const prefix = this.repository.linkedFiles.prefix || "";
diff --git a/test/BootstrapCommand.js b/test/BootstrapCommand.js
index 922fb0c03e..7589965a3b 100644
--- a/test/BootstrapCommand.js
+++ b/test/BootstrapCommand.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe("BootstrapCommand", () => {
           assert.equal(fs.readFileSync(path.join(testDir, "packages/package-2/node_modules/package-1/package.json")).toString(), "{\n  \"name\": \"package-1\",\n  \"version\": \"1.0.0\"\n}\n");
 
           assert.equal(fs.readFileSync(path.join(testDir, "packages/package-3/node_modules/package-2/index.js")).toString(), "/**\n * @prefix\n */\nmodule.exports = require(\"" + path.join(testDir, "packages/package-2") + "\");\n");
-          assert.equal(fs.readFileSync(path.join(testDir, "packages/package-3/node_modules/package-2/package.json")).toString(), "{\n  \"name\": \"package-2\",\n  \"version\": \"1.0.0\"\n}\n");
+          assert.equal(fs.readFileSync(path.join(testDir, "packages/package-3/node_modules/package-2/package.json")).toString(), "{\n  \"name\": \"package-2\",\n  \"version\": \"1.0.0\",\n  \"main\": \"lib/index.js\"\n}\n");
 
           done();
         } catch (err) {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/BootstrapCommand/basic/packages/package-2/package.json b/test/fixtures/BootstrapCommand/basic/packages/package-2/package.json
index d7e806f1b1..40bd46f9cb 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/BootstrapCommand/basic/packages/package-2/package.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/BootstrapCommand/basic/packages/package-2/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "package-2",
   "version": "1.0.0",
+  "main": "lib/index.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "package-1": "^1.0.0"
   }