diff --git a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/angular-cli.json b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/angular-cli.json
index 167af80f6014..13896a4bec8b 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/angular-cli.json
+++ b/addon/ng2/blueprints/ng2/files/angular-cli.json
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
   "defaults": {
     "prefix": "<%= prefix %>",
     "sourceDir": "<%= sourceDir %>",
-    "styleExt": "css"
+    "styleExt": "<%= styleExt %>"
   }
 }