diff --git a/examples/dojo-starter b/examples/dojo-starter
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..a44fdc1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dojo-starter
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../worlds/dojo-starter/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/example-nodejs-bot/dojoConfig.ts b/examples/example-nodejs-bot/dojoConfig.ts
index 08ace85a..2ebe3789 100644
--- a/examples/example-nodejs-bot/dojoConfig.ts
+++ b/examples/example-nodejs-bot/dojoConfig.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import manifest from "../../worlds/dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json" assert { type: "json" };
+import manifest from "../dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json" assert { type: "json" };
 
 import { createDojoConfig } from "@dojoengine/core";
 
diff --git a/examples/example-vanillajs-phaser-recs/dojoConfig.ts b/examples/example-vanillajs-phaser-recs/dojoConfig.ts
index 8519cd9d..447c8d81 100644
--- a/examples/example-vanillajs-phaser-recs/dojoConfig.ts
+++ b/examples/example-vanillajs-phaser-recs/dojoConfig.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createDojoConfig } from "@dojoengine/core";
 
-import manifest from "../../worlds/dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json";
+import manifest from "../dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json";
 
 export const dojoConfig = createDojoConfig({
     manifest,
diff --git a/examples/example-vite-kitchen-sink/dojoConfig.ts b/examples/example-vite-kitchen-sink/dojoConfig.ts
index e45ee85a..84dc74eb 100644
--- a/examples/example-vite-kitchen-sink/dojoConfig.ts
+++ b/examples/example-vite-kitchen-sink/dojoConfig.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createDojoConfig } from "@dojoengine/core";
 
-import manifest from "../../worlds/dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json";
+import manifest from "../dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json";
 
 export const dojoConfig = createDojoConfig({
     manifest,
diff --git a/examples/example-vite-react-app-recs/dojoConfig.ts b/examples/example-vite-react-app-recs/dojoConfig.ts
index e45ee85a..84dc74eb 100644
--- a/examples/example-vite-react-app-recs/dojoConfig.ts
+++ b/examples/example-vite-react-app-recs/dojoConfig.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createDojoConfig } from "@dojoengine/core";
 
-import manifest from "../../worlds/dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json";
+import manifest from "../dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json";
 
 export const dojoConfig = createDojoConfig({
     manifest,
diff --git a/examples/example-vite-react-phaser-recs/dojoConfig.ts b/examples/example-vite-react-phaser-recs/dojoConfig.ts
index 2c9d5c0b..4bde41ce 100644
--- a/examples/example-vite-react-phaser-recs/dojoConfig.ts
+++ b/examples/example-vite-react-phaser-recs/dojoConfig.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import manifest from "../../worlds/dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json";
+import manifest from "../dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json";
 import { createDojoConfig } from "@dojoengine/core";
 
 export const dojoConfig = createDojoConfig({
diff --git a/examples/example-vite-react-pwa-recs/dojoConfig.ts b/examples/example-vite-react-pwa-recs/dojoConfig.ts
index e45ee85a..84dc74eb 100644
--- a/examples/example-vite-react-pwa-recs/dojoConfig.ts
+++ b/examples/example-vite-react-pwa-recs/dojoConfig.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createDojoConfig } from "@dojoengine/core";
 
-import manifest from "../../worlds/dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json";
+import manifest from "../dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json";
 
 export const dojoConfig = createDojoConfig({
     manifest,
diff --git a/examples/example-vite-react-sdk/dojoConfig.ts b/examples/example-vite-react-sdk/dojoConfig.ts
index e45ee85a..84dc74eb 100644
--- a/examples/example-vite-react-sdk/dojoConfig.ts
+++ b/examples/example-vite-react-sdk/dojoConfig.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createDojoConfig } from "@dojoengine/core";
 
-import manifest from "../../worlds/dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json";
+import manifest from "../dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json";
 
 export const dojoConfig = createDojoConfig({
     manifest,
diff --git a/examples/example-vite-react-threejs-recs/dojoConfig.ts b/examples/example-vite-react-threejs-recs/dojoConfig.ts
index e45ee85a..84dc74eb 100644
--- a/examples/example-vite-react-threejs-recs/dojoConfig.ts
+++ b/examples/example-vite-react-threejs-recs/dojoConfig.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createDojoConfig } from "@dojoengine/core";
 
-import manifest from "../../worlds/dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json";
+import manifest from "../dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json";
 
 export const dojoConfig = createDojoConfig({
     manifest,
diff --git a/examples/example-vite-svelte-recs/dojoConfig.ts b/examples/example-vite-svelte-recs/dojoConfig.ts
index 6a3e5613..9b8b0455 100644
--- a/examples/example-vite-svelte-recs/dojoConfig.ts
+++ b/examples/example-vite-svelte-recs/dojoConfig.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import manifest from "../../worlds/dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json";
+import manifest from "../dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json";
 
 import { createDojoConfig } from "@dojoengine/core";
 
diff --git a/examples/example-vue-app-recs/dojoConfig.ts b/examples/example-vue-app-recs/dojoConfig.ts
index e45ee85a..84dc74eb 100644
--- a/examples/example-vue-app-recs/dojoConfig.ts
+++ b/examples/example-vue-app-recs/dojoConfig.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createDojoConfig } from "@dojoengine/core";
 
-import manifest from "../../worlds/dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json";
+import manifest from "../dojo-starter/manifest_dev.json";
 
 export const dojoConfig = createDojoConfig({
     manifest,
diff --git a/packages/create-dojo/src/commands/start.ts b/packages/create-dojo/src/commands/start.ts
index 20febc0e..45f66fa3 100644
--- a/packages/create-dojo/src/commands/start.ts
+++ b/packages/create-dojo/src/commands/start.ts
@@ -66,27 +66,18 @@ async function init(projectName: string, cwd: string, template: string) {
     // Rewrite package.json in client directory
     await rewritePackageJson(projectName, clientPath);
 
-    console.log(`Cloning dojo-starter repository...`);
-    const gitCloneResult = spawn.sync(
-        "git",
-        [
-            "clone",
-            "https://github.com/dojoengine/dojo-starter.git",
-            dojoStarterPath,
-        ],
+    // Clone dojo-starter
+    console.log(`Downloading dojo-starter...`);
+    const starterCloneResult = spawn.sync(
+        "npx",
+        ["degit", `dojoengine/dojo-starter`, dojoStarterPath],
         { stdio: "inherit" }
     );
 
-    if (gitCloneResult.status !== 0) {
+    if (starterCloneResult.status !== 0) {
         throw new Error(`Failed to clone dojo-starter repository.`);
     }
 
-    // Clone dojo-starter
-    console.log(`Downloading dojo-starter...`);
-    spawn.sync("npx", ["degit", `dojoengine/dojo-starter`, dojoStarterPath], {
-        stdio: "inherit",
-    });
-
     console.log(`Project initialized at ${projectPath}`);
     console.log("Congrats! Your new project has been set up successfully.\n");
     console.log(