diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/index.ts
index b68aea57f9..99edba26c3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/index.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export { default } from './plugin';
+export { plugin } from './plugin';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/plugin.test.ts b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/plugin.test.ts
index f61dee5690..f5bf8e68c3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/plugin.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import plugin from './plugin';
+import { plugin } from './plugin';
 
 describe('welcome', () => {
   it('should export plugin', () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/plugin.ts b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/plugin.ts
index 35ceddd65f..a65fad5348 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/plugins/welcome/src/plugin.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { createPlugin } from '@backstage/core';
 import WelcomePage from './components/WelcomePage';
 
-export default createPlugin({
+export const plugin = createPlugin({
   id: 'welcome',
   register({ router }) {
     router.registerRoute('/', WelcomePage);
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/index.ts
index 0b2dc1b524..3a0a0fe2d3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/index.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export { default } from './plugin';
+export { plugin } from './plugin';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/plugin.test.ts.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/plugin.test.ts.hbs
index 4e94ca5d50..e34204c9ae 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/plugin.test.ts.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/plugin.test.ts.hbs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import plugin from './plugin';
+import { plugin } from './plugin';
 
 describe('{{ id }}', () => {
   it('should export plugin', () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/plugin.ts.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/plugin.ts.hbs
index bb0b93ca25..61d82fca53 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/plugin.ts.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/plugin.ts.hbs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import { createPlugin } from '@backstage/core';
 import ExampleComponent from './components/ExampleComponent';
 
-export default createPlugin({
+export const plugin = createPlugin({
   id: '{{ id }}',
   register({ router }) {
     router.registerRoute('/{{ id }}', ExampleComponent);