diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/selectTemplateInteractively.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/selectTemplateInteractively.ts
index c8ea266fce..1b93743116 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/selectTemplateInteractively.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/selectTemplateInteractively.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ export async function selectTemplateInteractively(
         name: 'id',
         message: 'What do you want to create?',
         choices: config.templatePointers.map(t =>
-          t.description ? `${t.id} - ${t.description}` : t.id,
+          t.description
+            ? { name: `${t.id} - ${t.description}`, value: t.id }
+            : t.id,
         ),
       },
     ]);