diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/empty.js b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/empty.js
index f80834e06..7df7a9d08 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/empty.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/empty.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default class EmptyTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
     }
 
     async doRefresh(note) {
-        const workspaceNotes = await searchService.searchForNotes('#workspace ~#template');
+        const workspaceNotes = await searchService.searchForNotes('#workspace #!template');
 
         this.$workspaceNotes.empty();