diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ab8acd8..54e7aa9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "update-ts-references",
-  "version": "2.3.0",
+  "version": "2.4.0",
   "bin": "src/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "eslint src tests",
diff --git a/src/update-ts-references.js b/src/update-ts-references.js
index 9151021..daad7df 100644
--- a/src/update-ts-references.js
+++ b/src/update-ts-references.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const readlineSync = require('readline-sync');
 const assert = require('assert').strict;
 
 const PACKAGE_JSON = 'package.json';
+const TSCONFIG_JSON = 'tsconfig.json'
 
 const defaultOptions = {
   configName: 'tsconfig.json',
@@ -62,6 +63,15 @@ const getAllPackageJsons = async (workspaces) => {
     );
 };
 
+const detectTSConfig = (directory, configName) => {
+  let detectedConfig = fs.existsSync(path.join(directory, configName)) ? configName : null
+  if (configName !== TSCONFIG_JSON && detectedConfig === null) {
+    detectedConfig = fs.existsSync(path.join(directory, TSCONFIG_JSON)) ? TSCONFIG_JSON : null
+  }
+  return detectedConfig
+}
+
+
 const getPackageNamesAndPackageDir = (packageFilePaths) =>
   packageFilePaths.reduce((map, packageFilePath) => {
     const fullPackageFilePath = path.join(process.cwd(), packageFilePath);
@@ -103,13 +113,13 @@ const getReferencesFromDependencies = (
     .reduce((referenceArray, dependency) => {
       if (packagesMap.has(dependency)) {
         const { packageDir: dependencyDir } = packagesMap.get(dependency);
-        if (fs.existsSync(path.join(dependencyDir, configName))) {
-          const relativePath = path.relative(packageDir, dependencyDir);
-
+        const relativePath = path.relative(packageDir, dependencyDir);
+        const detectedConfig = detectTSConfig(dependencyDir, configName)
+        if (detectedConfig !== null) {
           return [
             ...referenceArray,
             {
-              path: relativePath,
+              path: detectedConfig !== TSCONFIG_JSON ? path.join(relativePath, detectedConfig) : relativePath,
             },
           ];
         }
@@ -149,8 +159,8 @@ const updateTsConfig = (
     if (check === false && pureJson === false && discardComments === false) {
       if (
         !readlineSync.keyInYN(
-          `Found comments in the tsconfig. ${tsconfigFilePath}
-Do you want to discard them and proceed?`
+          `Found comments in the tsconfig.${tsconfigFilePath}
+Do you want to discard them and proceed ? `
         )
       ) {
         process.exit(0);
@@ -239,10 +249,11 @@ const execute = async ({
   const rootReferences = [];
 
   packagesMap.forEach((packageEntry, packageName) => {
-    const tsconfigFilePath = path.join(packageEntry.packageDir, configName);
-    if (fs.existsSync(tsconfigFilePath)) {
+    const detectedConfig = detectTSConfig(packageEntry.packageDir, configName)
+
+    if (detectedConfig) {
       rootReferences.push({
-        path: path.relative(process.cwd(), packageEntry.packageDir),
+        path: path.join(path.relative(process.cwd(), packageEntry.packageDir), detectedConfig !== TSCONFIG_JSON ? detectedConfig : ''),
       });
       const references = getReferencesFromDependencies(
         configName,
@@ -255,7 +266,7 @@ const execute = async ({
         console.log(`references of ${packageName}`, references);
       }
       changesCount += updateTsConfig(
-        configName,
+        detectedConfig,
         references,
         discardComments,
         check,
@@ -263,7 +274,7 @@ const execute = async ({
       );
     } else {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-      console.log(`NO ${configName} for ${packageName}`);
+      console.log(`NO ${configName === TSCONFIG_JSON ? configName : `${configName} nor ${TSCONFIG_JSON}`} for ${packageName}`);
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/test-scenarios/yarn-ws-custom-tsconfig-names/utils/foos/foo-b/tsconfig.dev.json b/test-scenarios/yarn-ws-custom-tsconfig-names/utils/foos/foo-b/tsconfig.dev.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 1dd8e13..0000000
--- a/test-scenarios/yarn-ws-custom-tsconfig-names/utils/foos/foo-b/tsconfig.dev.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "outDir": "dist",
-    "rootDir": "src"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/test-scenarios/yarn-ws-custom-tsconfig-names/utils/foos/foo-b/tsconfig.json b/test-scenarios/yarn-ws-custom-tsconfig-names/utils/foos/foo-b/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b1f7df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-scenarios/yarn-ws-custom-tsconfig-names/utils/foos/foo-b/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "rootDir": "src",
+  },"references": [
+      
+    {
+      "path": "../some/old/ref"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/test-scenarios/yarn-ws-custom-tsconfig-names/workspace-a/tsconfig.dev.json b/test-scenarios/yarn-ws-custom-tsconfig-names/workspace-a/tsconfig.dev.json
index 9d06489..9a1c4cc 100644
--- a/test-scenarios/yarn-ws-custom-tsconfig-names/workspace-a/tsconfig.dev.json
+++ b/test-scenarios/yarn-ws-custom-tsconfig-names/workspace-a/tsconfig.dev.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   },
   "references": [
     {
-      "path": "../utils/foos/foo-a",
+      "path": "../utils/foos/foo-a/tsconfig.dev.json",
       "prepend": false
     },
     {
diff --git a/tests/update-ts-references.test.js b/tests/update-ts-references.test.js
index 99d3b3f..ea78342 100644
--- a/tests/update-ts-references.test.js
+++ b/tests/update-ts-references.test.js
@@ -36,10 +36,9 @@ const setup = async (rootFolder, configName) => {
   try {
     await execSh(
       `npx update-ts-references --discardComments${
-        configName ? ` --configName ${configName}` : ''
+      configName ? ` --configName ${configName}` : ''
       }`,
       {
-        stdio: null,
         cwd: rootFolder,
       }
     );
@@ -292,32 +291,92 @@ test('Support custom tsconfig names', async () => {
   await setup(rootFolder, configName);
 
   const tsconfigs = [
-    rootTsConfig,
+    [
+      '.',
+      {
+        compilerOptions: {
+          composite: true,
+        },
+        files: [],
+        references: [
+          {
+            path: 'workspace-a/tsconfig.dev.json',
+          },
+          {
+            path: 'workspace-b/tsconfig.dev.json',
+          },
+          {
+            path: 'shared/workspace-c/tsconfig.dev.json',
+          },
+          {
+            path: 'shared/workspace-d/tsconfig.dev.json',
+          },
+          {
+            path: 'utils/foos/foo-a/tsconfig.dev.json',
+          },
+          {
+            path: 'utils/foos/foo-b',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
     [
       './workspace-a',
       {
         compilerOptions,
         references: [
           {
-            path: '../utils/foos/foo-a',
+            path: '../utils/foos/foo-a/tsconfig.dev.json',
             prepend: false,
           },
           {
-            path: '../workspace-b',
+            path: '../workspace-b/tsconfig.dev.json',
           },
         ],
       },
     ],
     wsBTsConfig,
-    wsCTsConfig,
-    wsDTsConfig,
-    fooATsConfig,
-    fooBTsConfig,
+    [
+      './shared/workspace-c',
+      {
+        compilerOptions,
+
+        references: [
+          {
+            path: '../../utils/foos/foo-a/tsconfig.dev.json',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      './shared/workspace-d',
+      {
+        compilerOptions,
+
+        references: [
+          {
+            path: '../workspace-c/tsconfig.dev.json',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      './utils/foos/foo-a',
+      {
+        compilerOptions,
+        references: [
+          {
+            path: '../foo-b',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+    [...fooBTsConfig, 'tsconfig.json'],
   ];
 
   tsconfigs.forEach((tsconfig) => {
-    const [configPath, config] = tsconfig;
-    expect(require(path.join(rootFolder, configPath, configName))).toEqual(
+    const [configPath, config, configNameOverride] = tsconfig;
+    expect(require(path.join(rootFolder, configPath, configNameOverride || configName))).toEqual(
       config
     );
   });