diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs
index a4b6e7aaf9..40e612609a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       "express": "^4.17.1",
       "express-promise-router": "^3.0.3",
       "winston": "^3.2.1",
-      "node-fetch": "^2.6.0",
+      "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
       "yn": "^4.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/setupTests.ts b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/setupTests.ts
index ba33cf996b..a5907fd52f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/setupTests.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/setupTests.ts
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 export {};
+global.fetch = require('node-fetch');
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs
index 0d26339843..e024884547 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/package.json.hbs
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^12.0.7",
     "@types/jest": "^26.0.7",
     "@types/node": "^12.0.0",
-    "msw": "^0.20.5"
+    "msw": "^0.20.5",
+    "node-fetch": "^2.6.1"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist"