diff --git a/pype/ftrack/lib/avalon_sync.py b/pype/ftrack/lib/avalon_sync.py
index 346bdceeb9..4b058fa3c3 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/lib/avalon_sync.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/lib/avalon_sync.py
@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@ def import_to_avalon(
             output['errors'] = errors
             return output
 
+        else:
+            # not override existing templates!
+            templates = av_project['config'].get('template', None)
+            if templates is not None:
+                for key, value in config['template'].items():
+                    if (
+                        key in templates and
+                        templates[key] is not None and
+                        templates[key] != value
+                    ):
+                        config['template'][key] = templates[key]
+
         projectId = av_project['_id']
 
         data = get_data(