diff --git a/PVE/QemuServer.pm b/PVE/QemuServer.pm
index 5705379f..b020b535 100644
--- a/PVE/QemuServer.pm
+++ b/PVE/QemuServer.pm
@@ -3572,6 +3572,7 @@ sub restore_update_config_line {
     return if $line =~ m/^lock:/;
     return if $line =~ m/^unused\d+:/;
     return if $line =~ m/^parent:/;
+    return if $line =~ m/^template:/; # restored VM is never a template
 
     if (($line =~ m/^(vlan(\d+)):\s*(\S+)\s*$/)) {
 	# try to convert old 1.X settings