diff --git a/.changeset/strong-beers-ring.md b/.changeset/strong-beers-ring.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17a6d89fcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/strong-beers-ring.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Minor tweaks to the create-app template to match earlier documented changes
diff --git a/packages/create-app/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/create-app/CHANGELOG.md
index 9320a73b6e..1983670e8b 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/create-app/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@
   -<Route path="/search" element={<SearchPage />} />
   +<Route path="/search" element={<SearchPage />}>
   +  {searchPage}
-  +</Route>;
+  +</Route>
   ```
 
 - Updated dependencies [9cd3c533c]
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx
index 95542f2865..8750b37b0c 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ const routes = (
     <Route path="/search" element={<SearchPage />}>
       {searchPage}
     </Route>
-    ;
     <Route path="/settings" element={<UserSettingsPage />} />
   </FlatRoutes>
 );