diff --git a/templates/app-esm/app.js b/templates/app-esm/app.js
index d5c3cb32..debb69cb 100644
--- a/templates/app-esm/app.js
+++ b/templates/app-esm/app.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default async function (fastify, opts) {
     options: Object.assign({}, opts)
   })
 
-  // This loads all plugins defined in routes
+  // This loads all routes defined in routes
   // define your routes in one of these
   fastify.register(AutoLoad, {
     dir: path.join(__dirname, 'routes'),
diff --git a/templates/app-ts/src/app.ts b/templates/app-ts/src/app.ts
index c66bd714..74fb11b4 100644
--- a/templates/app-ts/src/app.ts
+++ b/templates/app-ts/src/app.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const app: FastifyPluginAsync<AppOptions> = async (
     options: opts
   })
 
-  // This loads all plugins defined in routes
+  // This loads all routes defined in routes
   // define your routes in one of these
   void fastify.register(AutoLoad, {
     dir: join(__dirname, 'routes'),
diff --git a/templates/app/app.js b/templates/app/app.js
index 7c3927f0..bb4b8ef1 100644
--- a/templates/app/app.js
+++ b/templates/app/app.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module.exports = async function (fastify, opts) {
     options: Object.assign({}, opts)
   })
 
-  // This loads all plugins defined in routes
+  // This loads all routes defined in routes
   // define your routes in one of these
   fastify.register(AutoLoad, {
     dir: path.join(__dirname, 'routes'),