diff --git a/modules/feature/file-templates/config.el b/modules/feature/file-templates/config.el
index d54679be4..7edda6d9c 100644
--- a/modules/feature/file-templates/config.el
+++ b/modules/feature/file-templates/config.el
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ must be non-read-only, empty, and there must be a rule in
 `+file-templates-alist' that applies to it."
   (when (and (not buffer-read-only)
              (bobp) (eobp)
+             (get-buffer-window)
              (not (string-match-p "^ *\\*" (buffer-name))))
     (when-let* ((rule (cl-find-if #'+file-template-p +file-templates-alist)))
       (apply #'+file-templates--expand rule))))