diff --git a/packages/app/src/plugins.ts b/packages/app/src/plugins.ts
index e1ad92c0fa..919ea0666b 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/plugins.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/plugins.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { plugin as HomePagePlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-home-page';
-import { plugin as WelcomePlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-welcome';
-import { plugin as LighthousePlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-lighthouse';
-export { HomePagePlugin, WelcomePlugin, LighthousePlugin };
+export { plugin as HomePagePlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-home-page';
+export { plugin as WelcomePlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-welcome';
+export { plugin as LighthousePlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-lighthouse';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/plugins.ts b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/plugins.ts
index 6639319bbd..000bd79f3e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/plugins.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/plugins.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export { default as WelcomePlugin } from 'plugin-welcome';
+export { plugin as WelcomePlugin } from 'plugin-welcome';