diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/hooks/useTemplateParameterSchema.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/hooks/useTemplateParameterSchema.ts
index d060b9a09f..73452f1670 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/hooks/useTemplateParameterSchema.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/hooks/useTemplateParameterSchema.ts
@@ -29,5 +29,9 @@ export const useTemplateParameterSchema = (templateRef: string) => {
     [scaffolderApi, templateRef],
   );
 
-  return { manifest: value as TemplateParameterSchema, loading, error };
+  return {
+    manifest: value as TemplateParameterSchema | undefined,
+    loading,
+    error,
+  };
 };