diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/src/index.ts.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/src/index.ts.hbs
index 63ead4f9c9..aec3cb2b06 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/src/index.ts.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/src/index.ts.hbs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export { {{ moduleVar }} } from './plugin';
+export { {{ moduleVar }} as default } from './plugin';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/src/plugin.ts.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/src/module.tsx.hbs
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/src/plugin.ts.hbs
rename to packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/src/module.tsx.hbs