diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index bc63bb7..9958194 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"id": "folder-notes",
 	"name": "Folder notes",
-	"version": "1.6.1",
+	"version": "1.6.2",
 	"minAppVersion": "0.15.0",
 	"description": "Create notes within folders that can be accessed without collapsing the folder, similar to the functionality offered in Notion.",
 	"author": "Lost Paul",
diff --git a/src/functions/folderNoteFunctions.ts b/src/functions/folderNoteFunctions.ts
index a3d8457..e923412 100644
--- a/src/functions/folderNoteFunctions.ts
+++ b/src/functions/folderNoteFunctions.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export async function createFolderNote(plugin: FolderNotesPlugin, folderPath: st
 	if (!existingNote) {
 		let content = '';
 		if (extension !== '.md') {
-			if (plugin.settings.templatePath && folderNoteType === plugin.settings.templatePath.split('.').pop()) {
+			if (plugin.settings.templatePath && folderNoteType === '.' + plugin.settings.templatePath.split('.').pop()) {
 				const templateFile = plugin.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(plugin.settings.templatePath);
 				if (templateFile instanceof TFile) {
 					if (['md', 'canvas', 'txt'].includes(templateFile.extension)) {