diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 6cdafc42..a75b8ab4 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject luminus/lein-template "1.0.6"
+(defproject luminus/lein-template "1.0.7"
   :description "a template for creating Luminus applications"
   :url "https://github.com/yogthos/luminus-template"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
diff --git a/src/leiningen/new/luminus/handler.clj b/src/leiningen/new/luminus/handler.clj
index 6c8a3692..6b59fd18 100644
--- a/src/leiningen/new/luminus/handler.clj
+++ b/src/leiningen/new/luminus/handler.clj
@@ -47,5 +47,3 @@
            ;; available formats:
            ;; :json :json-kw :yaml :yaml-kw :edn :yaml-in-html
            :formats [:json-kw :edn]))
-
-(def war-handler (middleware/war-handler app))
diff --git a/src/leiningen/new/luminus/project.clj b/src/leiningen/new/luminus/project.clj
index a9f745e0..f3d08d29 100644
--- a/src/leiningen/new/luminus/project.clj
+++ b/src/leiningen/new/luminus/project.clj
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
                  [lib-noir "0.7.1"]
                  [compojure "1.1.5"]
                  [ring-server "0.3.0"]
-                 [selmer "0.4.7"]
+                 [selmer "0.4.8"]
                  [com.taoensso/timbre "2.6.3"]
                  [com.postspectacular/rotor "0.1.0"]
                  [com.taoensso/tower "1.7.1"]
                  [markdown-clj "0.9.33"]]
   :plugins [[lein-ring "0.8.7"]]
-  :ring {:handler {{name}}.handler/war-handler
+  :ring {:handler {{name}}.handler/app
          :init    {{name}}.handler/init
          :destroy {{name}}.handler/destroy}
   :profiles