diff --git a/main/create_course/add_course.php b/main/create_course/add_course.php
index 3516518914..b66c57d9ca 100755
--- a/main/create_course/add_course.php
+++ b/main/create_course/add_course.php
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ if ($form->validate()) {
             $params['course_category'] = $category_code;
             $params['course_language'] = $course_language;
             $params['gradebook_model_id'] = isset($course_values['gradebook_model_id']) ? $course_values['gradebook_model_id'] : null;
+            $params['course_template'] = $course_values['course_template'];
 
             include_once api_get_path(SYS_CODE_PATH) . 'lang/english/trad4all.inc.php';
             $file_to_include = api_get_path(SYS_CODE_PATH) . 'lang/' . $course_language . '/trad4all.inc.php';