diff --git a/.changeset/violet-apricots-smash.md b/.changeset/violet-apricots-smash.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb472b8a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/violet-apricots-smash.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-astro': patch
+---
+
+fix error when don't have template input
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/index.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/index.ts
index aa1024329..55b285e89 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/index.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export async function main() {
 		{ onCancel: () => ora().info(dim('Operation cancelled. See you later, astronaut!')) }
 	);
 
-	if (!options.template) {
+  if (!options.template || options.template === true) {
 		ora().info(dim('No template provided. See you later, astronaut!'));
 		process.exit(1);
 	}