diff --git a/change/apibara-655744e6-c51d-4d42-aacc-99cc9f04026c.json b/change/apibara-655744e6-c51d-4d42-aacc-99cc9f04026c.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..77b1bc9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/apibara-655744e6-c51d-4d42-aacc-99cc9f04026c.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "prerelease",
+  "comment": "cli: update create template",
+  "packageName": "apibara",
+  "email": "jadejajaipal5@gmail.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/create/templates.ts b/packages/cli/src/create/templates.ts
index 1b7d7f70..0b6127af 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/create/templates.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/create/templates.ts
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ ${storage === "postgres" ? `import * as schema from "../lib/schema";` : ""}
 
 
 export default function (runtimeConfig${language === "typescript" ? ": ApibaraRuntimeConfig" : ""}) {
-  const indexerId = "${indexerId}";
-  const { startingBlock, streamUrl } = runtimeConfig[indexerId];
+  const { startingBlock, streamUrl } = runtimeConfig["${indexerId}"];
   ${
     storage === "postgres"
       ? `const db = drizzle({
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ export default function (runtimeConfig${language === "typescript" ? ": ApibaraRu
     finality: "accepted",
     startingBlock: BigInt(startingBlock),
     filter: {
-      header: "always",
+      ${chain === "ethereum" ? "logs: []," : chain === "starknet" ? "events:  []," : ""}
     },
     plugins: [${storage === "postgres" ? "drizzleStorage({ db, migrate: { migrationsFolder: './drizzle' } })" : ""}],
     async transform({ endCursor, finality }) {