diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index 40cfbe62f1..3d5b4b4f7c 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import techdocs from './plugins/techdocs';
 import search from './plugins/search';
 import { PluginEnvironment } from './types';
 import { ServerPermissionClient } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-node';
-import {DefaultIdentityClient} from "../../../../../../../dist-types/plugins/auth-node/src";
+import { DefaultIdentityClient } from "@backstage/plugin-auth-node";
 
 function makeCreateEnv(config: Config) {
   const root = getRootLogger();