diff --git a/community-adder-template/src/config/adder.js b/community-adder-template/src/config/adder.js
index 0836054c..9120dbfe 100644
--- a/community-adder-template/src/config/adder.js
+++ b/community-adder-template/src/config/adder.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ export const adder = defineAdderConfig({
 	files: [
 		{
 			name: () => 'adder-template-demo.txt',
-			contentType: 'text',
 			content: ({ content, options }) => {
 				if (options.demo) {
 					return 'This is a text file made by the Community Adder Template demo!';
diff --git a/packages/adders/drizzle/config/adder.ts b/packages/adders/drizzle/config/adder.ts
index fcc46c28..45c7d7f0 100644
--- a/packages/adders/drizzle/config/adder.ts
+++ b/packages/adders/drizzle/config/adder.ts
@@ -74,17 +74,14 @@ export const adder = defineAdderConfig({
 	files: [
 		{
 			name: () => '.env',
-			contentType: 'text',
 			content: generateEnvFileContent
 		},
 		{
 			name: () => '.env.example',
-			contentType: 'text',
 			content: generateEnvFileContent
 		},
 		{
 			name: () => 'docker-compose.yml',
-			contentType: 'text',
 			condition: ({ options }) =>
 				options.docker && (options.mysql === 'mysql2' || options.postgresql === 'postgres.js'),
 			content: ({ content, options }) => {
@@ -142,7 +139,6 @@ export const adder = defineAdderConfig({
 		{
 			// Adds the db file to the gitignore if an ignore is present
 			name: () => '.gitignore',
-			contentType: 'text',
 			condition: ({ options }) => options.database === 'sqlite',
 			content: ({ content }) => {
 				if (content.length === 0) return content;
diff --git a/packages/adders/drizzle/config/tests.ts b/packages/adders/drizzle/config/tests.ts
index 2165521a..e4f49b58 100644
--- a/packages/adders/drizzle/config/tests.ts
+++ b/packages/adders/drizzle/config/tests.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ export const tests = defineAdderTests({
 		{
 			// override the config so we can remove strict mode
 			name: ({ typescript }) => `drizzle.config.${typescript ? 'ts' : 'js'}`,
-			contentType: 'text',
 			condition: ({ kit }) => Boolean(kit),
 			content: ({ content }) => {
 				return content.replace('strict: true,', '');
diff --git a/packages/adders/lucia/config/adder.ts b/packages/adders/lucia/config/adder.ts
index eac7b959..b875467b 100644
--- a/packages/adders/lucia/config/adder.ts
+++ b/packages/adders/lucia/config/adder.ts
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ export const adder = defineAdderConfig({
 			name: ({ kit, typescript }) =>
 				`${kit!.routesDirectory}/demo/login/+page.server.${typescript ? 'ts' : 'js'}`,
 			condition: ({ options }) => options.demo,
-			contentType: 'text',
 			content({ content, typescript }) {
 				if (content) {
 					log.warn(
@@ -622,7 +621,6 @@ export const adder = defineAdderConfig({
 		{
 			name: ({ kit }) => `${kit!.routesDirectory}/demo/login/+page.svelte`,
 			condition: ({ options }) => options.demo,
-			contentType: 'text',
 			content({ content, typescript }) {
 				if (content) {
 					log.warn(`Existing ${colors.yellow('/demo/login/+page.svelte')} file. Could not update.`);
@@ -660,7 +658,6 @@ export const adder = defineAdderConfig({
 			name: ({ kit, typescript }) =>
 				`${kit!.routesDirectory}/demo/+page.server.${typescript ? 'ts' : 'js'}`,
 			condition: ({ options }) => options.demo,
-			contentType: 'text',
 			content({ content, typescript }) {
 				if (content) {
 					log.warn(
@@ -704,7 +701,6 @@ export const adder = defineAdderConfig({
 		{
 			name: ({ kit }) => `${kit!.routesDirectory}/demo/+page.svelte`,
 			condition: ({ options }) => options.demo,
-			contentType: 'text',
 			content({ content, typescript }) {
 				if (content) {
 					log.warn(`Existing ${colors.yellow('/demo/+page.svelte')} file. Could not update.`);
diff --git a/packages/adders/mdsvex/config/tests.ts b/packages/adders/mdsvex/config/tests.ts
index abc00c0f..385a7da2 100644
--- a/packages/adders/mdsvex/config/tests.ts
+++ b/packages/adders/mdsvex/config/tests.ts
@@ -24,13 +24,11 @@ export const tests = defineAdderTests({
 		},
 		{
 			name: ({ kit }) => `${kit?.routesDirectory}/Demo.svx`,
-			contentType: 'text',
 			content: addMarkdownFile,
 			condition: ({ kit }) => Boolean(kit)
 		},
 		{
 			name: () => 'src/Demo.svx',
-			contentType: 'text',
 			content: addMarkdownFile,
 			condition: ({ kit }) => !kit
 		}
diff --git a/packages/adders/playwright/config/adder.ts b/packages/adders/playwright/config/adder.ts
index 488ac7c4..9c098204 100644
--- a/packages/adders/playwright/config/adder.ts
+++ b/packages/adders/playwright/config/adder.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ export const adder = defineAdderConfig({
 		},
 		{
 			name: () => '.gitignore',
-			contentType: 'text',
 			condition: ({ cwd }) => fs.existsSync(join(cwd, '.gitignore')),
 			content: ({ content }) => {
 				if (content.includes('test-results')) return content;
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ export const adder = defineAdderConfig({
 		},
 		{
 			name: ({ typescript }) => `e2e/demo.test.${typescript ? 'ts' : 'js'}`,
-			contentType: 'text',
 			content: ({ content }) => {
 				if (content) return content;
 
diff --git a/packages/adders/prettier/config/adder.ts b/packages/adders/prettier/config/adder.ts
index 355ea888..a21b1da5 100644
--- a/packages/adders/prettier/config/adder.ts
+++ b/packages/adders/prettier/config/adder.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export const adder = defineAdderConfig({
 	files: [
 		{
 			name: () => '.prettierignore',
-			contentType: 'text',
 			content: ({ content }) => {
 				if (content) return content;
 				return dedent`
diff --git a/packages/adders/vitest/config/adder.ts b/packages/adders/vitest/config/adder.ts
index fd0378ba..2679fde6 100644
--- a/packages/adders/vitest/config/adder.ts
+++ b/packages/adders/vitest/config/adder.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ export const adder = defineAdderConfig({
 		},
 		{
 			name: ({ typescript }) => `src/demo.spec.${typescript ? 'ts' : 'js'}`,
-			contentType: 'text',
 			content: ({ content }) => {
 				if (content) return content;
 
diff --git a/packages/core/files/processors.ts b/packages/core/files/processors.ts
index c0b29302..76da488d 100644
--- a/packages/core/files/processors.ts
+++ b/packages/core/files/processors.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type SvelteFile<Args extends OptionDefinition> = {
 	content: (editor: SvelteFileEditor<Args>) => void;
 };
 type TextFile<Args extends OptionDefinition> = {
-	contentType: 'text';
+	contentType?: undefined;
 	content: (editor: TextFileEditor<Args>) => string;
 };
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export function createOrUpdateFiles<Args extends OptionDefinition>(
 			if (fileDetails.contentType === 'svelte') {
 				content = handleSvelteFile(content, fileDetails, workspace);
 			}
-			if (fileDetails.contentType === 'text') {
+			if (!fileDetails.contentType) {
 				content = handleTextFile(content, fileDetails, workspace);
 			}