diff --git a/app/views/code_ocean/files/_form.html.slim b/app/views/code_ocean/files/_form.html.slim
index ee74f4b8..4b44647d 100644
--- a/app/views/code_ocean/files/_form.html.slim
+++ b/app/views/code_ocean/files/_form.html.slim
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
     = f.collection_select(:file_type_id, FileType.where(binary: false).order(:name), :id, :name, {selected: @exercise.execution_environment.file_type.try(:id)}, class: 'form-control')
   .form-group
     = f.label(:file_template_id, t('activerecord.attributes.file.file_template_id'))
-    = f.collection_select(:file_template_id, FileTemplate.all.order(:name), :id, :name, {}, class: 'form-control')
+    = f.collection_select(:file_template_id, FileTemplate.all.order(:name), :id, :name, {:include_blank => true}, class: 'form-control')
   = f.hidden_field(:context_id)
   .actions = render('shared/submit_button', f: f, object: CodeOcean::File.new)