diff --git a/code/lib/cli/src/sandbox-templates.ts b/code/lib/cli/src/sandbox-templates.ts
index 9ca026b4c8d0..30773df41ea6 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli/src/sandbox-templates.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli/src/sandbox-templates.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ type BaseTemplates = Template & {
 const baseTemplates = {
   'cra/default-js': {
     name: 'Create React App Latest (Webpack | JavaScript)',
-    script: 'npx create-react-app {{beforeDir}}',
+    script: `
+      npx create-react-app {{beforeDir}} && cd {{beforeDir}} && \
+      jq '.browserslist.production[0] = ">0.9%"' package.json > tmp.json && mv tmp.json package.json
+    `,
     expected: {
       // TODO: change this to @storybook/cra once that package is created
       framework: '@storybook/react-webpack5',
@@ -120,7 +123,10 @@ const baseTemplates = {
   },
   'cra/default-ts': {
     name: 'Create React App Latest (Webpack | TypeScript)',
-    script: 'npx create-react-app {{beforeDir}} --template typescript',
+    script: `
+      npx create-react-app {{beforeDir}} --template typescript && cd {{beforeDir}} && \
+      jq '.browserslist.production[0] = ">0.9%"' package.json > tmp.json && mv tmp.json package.json
+    `,
     // Re-enable once https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/issues/19351 is fixed.
     skipTasks: ['smoke-test', 'bench'],
     expected: {
diff --git a/scripts/sandbox/generate.ts b/scripts/sandbox/generate.ts
index b95093062601..22c50716cc81 100755
--- a/scripts/sandbox/generate.ts
+++ b/scripts/sandbox/generate.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const sbInit = async (
   flags?: string[],
   debug?: boolean
 ) => {
-  const sbCliBinaryPath = join(__dirname, `../../code/lib/cli/bin/index.js`);
+  const sbCliBinaryPath = join(__dirname, `../../code/lib/cli/bin/index.cjs`);
   console.log(`🎁 Installing storybook`);
   const env = { STORYBOOK_DISABLE_TELEMETRY: 'true', ...envVars };
   const fullFlags = ['--yes', ...(flags || [])];