diff --git a/.changeset/itchy-owls-beg.md b/.changeset/itchy-owls-beg.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ec22af62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/itchy-owls-beg.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"swagger-typescript-api": patch
+---
+
+Fix being able to call getComponentByRef from templates
diff --git a/src/schema-components-map.ts b/src/schema-components-map.ts
index 6ddc4dcc4..8eee01181 100644
--- a/src/schema-components-map.ts
+++ b/src/schema-components-map.ts
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ export class SchemaComponentsMap {
     );
   }
 
-  get($ref: string) {
+  get = ($ref: string) => {
     return this._data.find((c) => c.$ref === $ref) || null;
-  }
+  };
 
   // Ensure enums are at the top of components list
   enumsFirst() {