diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 7ad7b3803..74f6e4a9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: End to end codegen
 on:
   pull_request:
     # disable e2e tests on PRs to the main branch until fixed
-    branches: [main2]
+    branches: [main]
 
     
 jobs:
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ jobs:
           # clone ent-starter
           git clone https://github.com/lolopinto/ent-starter.git 
           cd ent-starter
-          npm install @snowtop/ent '@snowtop/ent-email@0.1.0-alpha1'
+          npm install @snowtop/ent@0.2.0-alpha.10-test1 --force
+          npm install '@snowtop/ent-email@0.1.0-alpha1' --force
           mkdir -p src/schema
           cat ../.github/testdata/schema1.json | tsent generate schemas 
           tsent codegen
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: add new field
         run: |
           cd ent-starter
-          npm install @snowtop/ent-phonenumber@0.1.0-alpha1
+          npm install @snowtop/ent-phonenumber@0.1.0-alpha1 --force
           cat ../.github/testdata/schema2.json | tsent generate schemas --force
           tsent codegen
         env:
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
           tsent codegen
           cp ../.github/testdata/jest.config.js.example jest.config.js
           cp ../.github/testdata/verify_graphql_schema.test.ts.example src/verify_graphql_schema.test.ts
-          npm install ts-jest jest @types/jest
+          npm install ts-jest jest @types/jest --force
           jest
         env:
           DB_CONNECTION_STRING: 'postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/postgres'
diff --git a/ts/package.json b/ts/package.json
index 5658bd910..45862dd56 100644
--- a/ts/package.json
+++ b/ts/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@snowtop/ent",
-  "version": "0.2.0-alpha.9",
+  "version": "0.2.0-alpha.10-test1",
   "description": "snowtop ent framework",
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
diff --git a/ts/src/tsc/compilerOptions.ts b/ts/src/tsc/compilerOptions.ts
index 272797f71..e520ff9a1 100644
--- a/ts/src/tsc/compilerOptions.ts
+++ b/ts/src/tsc/compilerOptions.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ export function readCompilerOptions(filePath: string) {
   if (options.moduleResolution === "node") {
     options.moduleResolution = ts.ModuleResolutionKind.NodeJs;
   }
+  if (options.target) {
+    options.target = getTarget(options.target.toString());
+  }
   return options;
 }
 
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ export function getTarget(target?: string): ts.ScriptTarget {
 
 export function getTargetFromCurrentDir(): ts.ScriptTarget {
   const options = readCompilerOptions(".");
-  return getTarget(options.target?.toString());
+  return options.target ?? ts.ScriptTarget.ESNext;
 }
 
 export function createSourceFile(target: ts.ScriptTarget, file: string) {