diff --git a/.changeset/smart-pants-smile.md b/.changeset/smart-pants-smile.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b353ce7110e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/smart-pants-smile.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"shadcn-ui": patch
+---
+
+use jsconfig for non-ts projects
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts
index b6376d70294..4ea29431c2b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ export async function resolveConfigPaths(cwd: string, config: RawConfig) {
 
   if (tsConfig.resultType === "failed") {
     throw new Error(
-      `Failed to load tsconfig.json. ${tsConfig.message ?? ""}`.trim()
+      `Failed to load ${config.tsx ? "tsconfig" : "jsconfig"}.json. ${
+        tsConfig.message ?? ""
+      }`.trim()
     )
   }