diff --git a/app-config.yaml b/app-config.yaml
index 977b07612f..69a1207365 100644
--- a/app-config.yaml
+++ b/app-config.yaml
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ catalog:
         - Component
         - API
         - Resource
-        - Template
         - System
         - Domain
         - Location
@@ -271,6 +270,8 @@ catalog:
     # Backstage example templates
     - type: file
       target: ../../plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/all-templates.yaml
+      rules:
+        - allow: [Template]
     # Backstage end-to-end tests of TechDocs
     - type: file
       target: ../../cypress/e2e-fixture.catalog.info.yaml