diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs
index 6b7aa915aa..289bb1ff69 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     "@backstage/backend-defaults": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/backend-defaults'}}",
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/backend-plugin-api'}}",
     "@backstage/config": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/config'}}",
-    "@types/express": "{{versionQuery '@types/express' '4.17.6'}}",
     "express": "{{versionQuery 'express' '4.17.1'}}",
     "express-promise-router": "{{versionQuery 'express-promise-router' '4.1.0'}}",
     "winston": "{{versionQuery 'winston' '3.2.1'}}",
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@
     "@backstage/cli": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/cli'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/plugin-auth-backend'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-guest-provider": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-guest-provider'}}",
+    "@types/express": "{{versionQuery '@types/express' '4.17.6'}}",
     "@types/supertest": "{{versionQuery '@types/supertest' '2.0.12'}}",
     "supertest": "{{versionQuery 'supertest' '6.2.4'}}",
     "msw": "{{versionQuery 'msw' '1.0.0'}}"