diff --git a/builtin/providers/cloudstack/resource_cloudstack_template.go b/builtin/providers/cloudstack/resource_cloudstack_template.go
index 2d5c42497..12de2152a 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/cloudstack/resource_cloudstack_template.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/cloudstack/resource_cloudstack_template.go
@@ -130,17 +130,6 @@ func resourceCloudStackTemplateCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 		return e.Error()
 	}
 
-	// If there is a project supplied, we retrieve and set the project id
-	if project, ok := d.GetOk("project"); ok {
-		// Retrieve the project UUID
-		projectid, e := retrieveUUID(cs, "project", project.(string))
-		if e != nil {
-			return e.Error()
-		}
-		// Set the default project ID
-		p.SetProjectid(projectid)
-	}
-
 	// Retrieve the zone UUID
 	zoneid, e := retrieveUUID(cs, "zone", d.Get("zone").(string))
 	if e != nil {
@@ -178,6 +167,17 @@ func resourceCloudStackTemplateCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 		p.SetPasswordenabled(v.(bool))
 	}
 
+	// If there is a project supplied, we retrieve and set the project id
+	if project, ok := d.GetOk("project"); ok {
+		// Retrieve the project UUID
+		projectid, e := retrieveUUID(cs, "project", project.(string))
+		if e != nil {
+			return e.Error()
+		}
+		// Set the default project ID
+		p.SetProjectid(projectid)
+	}
+
 	// Create the new template
 	r, err := cs.Template.RegisterTemplate(p)
 	if err != nil {