diff --git a/lib/cli/generators/ANGULAR/index.js b/lib/cli/generators/ANGULAR/index.js
index 073e0cdb9d7..24b200c33c3 100644
--- a/lib/cli/generators/ANGULAR/index.js
+++ b/lib/cli/generators/ANGULAR/index.js
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ async function addDependencies(npmOptions) {
 function editAngularAppTsConfig() {
   const tsConfigJson = getAngularAppTsConfigJson();
   if (tsConfigJson) {
-    const { exclude } = tsConfigJson.compilerOptions;
-    tsConfigJson.compilerOptions.exclude = [...exclude, '**/*.stories.ts'];
+    const { exclude } = tsConfigJson;
+    tsConfigJson.exclude = [...exclude, '**/*.stories.ts'];
     writeAngularAppTsConfig(tsConfigJson);
   }
 }