diff --git a/module/helper.js b/module/helper.js
index 5f310e6..e01438b 100644
--- a/module/helper.js
+++ b/module/helper.js
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ export class EntitySheetHelper {
     // Identify the template Actor types
     const collection = game.collections.get(this.documentName);
     const templates = collection.filter(a => a.getFlag("worldbuilding", "isTemplate"));
-    const defaultType = this.TYPES[0];
+    const defaultType = this.TYPES.filter(t => t !== CONST.BASE_DOCUMENT_TYPE)[0] ?? CONST.BASE_DOCUMENT_TYPE;
     const types = {
       [defaultType]: game.i18n.localize("SIMPLE.NoTemplate")
     }