diff --git a/e2e/packages/client-vanilla/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts b/e2e/packages/client-vanilla/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
index 2dd56bf204..b5f06918e9 100644
--- a/e2e/packages/client-vanilla/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
+++ b/e2e/packages/client-vanilla/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { getBurnerPrivateKey } from "@latticexyz/common";
-import worldsJson from "contracts/worlds.json";
+import worlds from "contracts/worlds.json";
 import { supportedChains } from "./supportedChains";
 
-const worlds = worldsJson as Partial<Record<string, { address: string; blockNumber?: number }>>;
-
 export async function getNetworkConfig() {
   const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
   const chainId = Number(params.get("chainId") || params.get("chainid") || import.meta.env.VITE_CHAIN_ID || 31337);
diff --git a/e2e/packages/contracts/worlds.json.d.ts b/e2e/packages/contracts/worlds.json.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90ffc786f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/packages/contracts/worlds.json.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+declare const worlds: Partial<Record<string, { address: string; blockNumber?: number }>>;
+export default worlds;
diff --git a/examples/minimal/packages/client-phaser/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts b/examples/minimal/packages/client-phaser/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
index e6ed032bfa..47d5880408 100644
--- a/examples/minimal/packages/client-phaser/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
+++ b/examples/minimal/packages/client-phaser/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { getBurnerPrivateKey } from "@latticexyz/common";
-import worldsJson from "contracts/worlds.json";
+import worlds from "contracts/worlds.json";
 import { supportedChains } from "./supportedChains";
 
-const worlds = worldsJson as Partial<Record<string, { address: string; blockNumber?: number }>>;
-
 export async function getNetworkConfig() {
   const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
   const chainId = Number(params.get("chainId") || params.get("chainid") || import.meta.env.VITE_CHAIN_ID || 31337);
diff --git a/examples/minimal/packages/client-react/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts b/examples/minimal/packages/client-react/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
index e6ed032bfa..47d5880408 100644
--- a/examples/minimal/packages/client-react/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
+++ b/examples/minimal/packages/client-react/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { getBurnerPrivateKey } from "@latticexyz/common";
-import worldsJson from "contracts/worlds.json";
+import worlds from "contracts/worlds.json";
 import { supportedChains } from "./supportedChains";
 
-const worlds = worldsJson as Partial<Record<string, { address: string; blockNumber?: number }>>;
-
 export async function getNetworkConfig() {
   const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
   const chainId = Number(params.get("chainId") || params.get("chainid") || import.meta.env.VITE_CHAIN_ID || 31337);
diff --git a/examples/minimal/packages/client-vanilla/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts b/examples/minimal/packages/client-vanilla/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
index e6ed032bfa..47d5880408 100644
--- a/examples/minimal/packages/client-vanilla/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
+++ b/examples/minimal/packages/client-vanilla/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { getBurnerPrivateKey } from "@latticexyz/common";
-import worldsJson from "contracts/worlds.json";
+import worlds from "contracts/worlds.json";
 import { supportedChains } from "./supportedChains";
 
-const worlds = worldsJson as Partial<Record<string, { address: string; blockNumber?: number }>>;
-
 export async function getNetworkConfig() {
   const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
   const chainId = Number(params.get("chainId") || params.get("chainid") || import.meta.env.VITE_CHAIN_ID || 31337);
diff --git a/examples/minimal/packages/contracts/worlds.json b/examples/minimal/packages/contracts/worlds.json
index a0e86cef0d..4a742a204d 100644
--- a/examples/minimal/packages/contracts/worlds.json
+++ b/examples/minimal/packages/contracts/worlds.json
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
     "blockNumber": 21817970
   },
   "31337": {
-    "address": "0xE6E340D132b5f46d1e472DebcD681B2aBc16e57E"
+    "address": "0x5FbDB2315678afecb367f032d93F642f64180aa3"
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/minimal/packages/contracts/worlds.json.d.ts b/examples/minimal/packages/contracts/worlds.json.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90ffc786f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/minimal/packages/contracts/worlds.json.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+declare const worlds: Partial<Record<string, { address: string; blockNumber?: number }>>;
+export default worlds;
diff --git a/templates/phaser/packages/client/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts b/templates/phaser/packages/client/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
index e6ed032bfa..47d5880408 100644
--- a/templates/phaser/packages/client/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
+++ b/templates/phaser/packages/client/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { getBurnerPrivateKey } from "@latticexyz/common";
-import worldsJson from "contracts/worlds.json";
+import worlds from "contracts/worlds.json";
 import { supportedChains } from "./supportedChains";
 
-const worlds = worldsJson as Partial<Record<string, { address: string; blockNumber?: number }>>;
-
 export async function getNetworkConfig() {
   const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
   const chainId = Number(params.get("chainId") || params.get("chainid") || import.meta.env.VITE_CHAIN_ID || 31337);
diff --git a/templates/phaser/packages/contracts/worlds.json.d.ts b/templates/phaser/packages/contracts/worlds.json.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90ffc786f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/phaser/packages/contracts/worlds.json.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+declare const worlds: Partial<Record<string, { address: string; blockNumber?: number }>>;
+export default worlds;
diff --git a/templates/react/packages/client/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts b/templates/react/packages/client/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
index e6ed032bfa..47d5880408 100644
--- a/templates/react/packages/client/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
+++ b/templates/react/packages/client/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { getBurnerPrivateKey } from "@latticexyz/common";
-import worldsJson from "contracts/worlds.json";
+import worlds from "contracts/worlds.json";
 import { supportedChains } from "./supportedChains";
 
-const worlds = worldsJson as Partial<Record<string, { address: string; blockNumber?: number }>>;
-
 export async function getNetworkConfig() {
   const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
   const chainId = Number(params.get("chainId") || params.get("chainid") || import.meta.env.VITE_CHAIN_ID || 31337);
diff --git a/templates/react/packages/contracts/worlds.json.d.ts b/templates/react/packages/contracts/worlds.json.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90ffc786f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/react/packages/contracts/worlds.json.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+declare const worlds: Partial<Record<string, { address: string; blockNumber?: number }>>;
+export default worlds;
diff --git a/templates/threejs/packages/client/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts b/templates/threejs/packages/client/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
index e6ed032bfa..47d5880408 100644
--- a/templates/threejs/packages/client/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
+++ b/templates/threejs/packages/client/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { getBurnerPrivateKey } from "@latticexyz/common";
-import worldsJson from "contracts/worlds.json";
+import worlds from "contracts/worlds.json";
 import { supportedChains } from "./supportedChains";
 
-const worlds = worldsJson as Partial<Record<string, { address: string; blockNumber?: number }>>;
-
 export async function getNetworkConfig() {
   const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
   const chainId = Number(params.get("chainId") || params.get("chainid") || import.meta.env.VITE_CHAIN_ID || 31337);
diff --git a/templates/threejs/packages/contracts/worlds.json.d.ts b/templates/threejs/packages/contracts/worlds.json.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90ffc786f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/threejs/packages/contracts/worlds.json.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+declare const worlds: Partial<Record<string, { address: string; blockNumber?: number }>>;
+export default worlds;
diff --git a/templates/vanilla/packages/client/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts b/templates/vanilla/packages/client/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
index e6ed032bfa..47d5880408 100644
--- a/templates/vanilla/packages/client/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
+++ b/templates/vanilla/packages/client/src/mud/getNetworkConfig.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { getBurnerPrivateKey } from "@latticexyz/common";
-import worldsJson from "contracts/worlds.json";
+import worlds from "contracts/worlds.json";
 import { supportedChains } from "./supportedChains";
 
-const worlds = worldsJson as Partial<Record<string, { address: string; blockNumber?: number }>>;
-
 export async function getNetworkConfig() {
   const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
   const chainId = Number(params.get("chainId") || params.get("chainid") || import.meta.env.VITE_CHAIN_ID || 31337);
diff --git a/templates/vanilla/packages/contracts/worlds.json.d.ts b/templates/vanilla/packages/contracts/worlds.json.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90ffc786f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/vanilla/packages/contracts/worlds.json.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+declare const worlds: Partial<Record<string, { address: string; blockNumber?: number }>>;
+export default worlds;