diff --git a/src/build/project_creation.c b/src/build/project_creation.c
index 6a4e40c39..f1f400823 100644
--- a/src/build/project_creation.c
+++ b/src/build/project_creation.c
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ void create_project(BuildOptions *build_options)
 	else
 	{
 		size_t len;
+		main_template = MAIN_TEMPLATE;
 		template = file_read_all(build_options->template, &len);
 	}