diff --git a/.changeset/little-trees-fold.md b/.changeset/little-trees-fold.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4963dd5aa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/little-trees-fold.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Updates the end to end test in the app to match the new catalog index page title. To apply this change to an existing app, update `packages/app/cypress/integration/app.js` to search for `"My Company Catalog"` instead of `"My Company Service Catalog"`.
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/cypress/integration/app.js b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/cypress/integration/app.js
index efcd5b8d93..43fb2e32de 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/cypress/integration/app.js
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/cypress/integration/app.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 describe('App', () => {
   it('should render the catalog', () => {
     cy.visit('/');
-    cy.contains('My Company Service Catalog');
+    cy.contains('My Company Catalog');
   });
 });