diff --git a/.changeset/wise-parrots-occur.md b/.changeset/wise-parrots-occur.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ebc1a18ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wise-parrots-occur.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-medusa-app": patch
+---
+
+fix(create-medusa-app): fix command for windows OS
diff --git a/packages/create-medusa-app/src/utils/nextjs-utils.ts b/packages/create-medusa-app/src/utils/nextjs-utils.ts
index 0682d754b9..c89185b782 100644
--- a/packages/create-medusa-app/src/utils/nextjs-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/create-medusa-app/src/utils/nextjs-utils.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import inquirer from "inquirer"
 import promiseExec from "./promise-exec.js"
 import { FactBoxOptions, displayFactBox } from "./facts.js"
 import fs from "fs"
+import path from "path"
 import { customAlphabet, nanoid } from "nanoid"
 import { isAbortError } from "./create-abort-controller.js"
 import logMessage from "./log-message.js"
-import { EOL } from "os"
 
 const NEXTJS_REPO = "https://github.com/medusajs/nextjs-starter-medusa"
 
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ export async function installNextjsStarter({
     })
   }
 
-  await promiseExec(`mv .env.template .env.local`, {
-    cwd: nextjsDirectory,
-    signal: abortController?.signal,
-  })
+  fs.renameSync(
+    path.join(nextjsDirectory, ".env.template"),
+    path.join(nextjsDirectory, ".env.local")
+  )
 
   displayFactBox({
     ...factBoxOptions,