diff --git a/helpers/validateNextUsage.js b/helpers/validateNextUsage.js
index 29b830f4a6..15003726b8 100644
--- a/helpers/validateNextUsage.js
+++ b/helpers/validateNextUsage.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const MIN_EXPERIMENTAL_VERSION = '10.0.0'
 
 const hasPackage = function (packageName) {
   try {
-    require(packageName)
+    require(`${packageName}/package.json`)
     return true
   } catch (error) {
     return false