diff --git a/ikiwiki.setup b/ikiwiki.setup
index e10c39b309..064a0f6ce3 100644
--- a/ikiwiki.setup
+++ b/ikiwiki.setup
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ add_plugins:
   - comments
   - aggregate
   - gitpush
+  - template
 # plugins to disable
 disable_plugins: []
 # additional directory to search for template files