diff --git a/modules/feature/file-templates/autoload.el b/modules/feature/file-templates/autoload.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47d93f324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/feature/file-templates/autoload.el
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+;;; feature/file-templates/autoload.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun +file-templates-get-short-path ()
+  "TODO"
+  (when (string-match "/modules/\\(.+\\)$" buffer-file-truename)
+    (match-string 1 buffer-file-truename)))
diff --git a/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-module b/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-module
index 4f5468293..af30ef14b 100644
--- a/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-module
+++ b/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-module
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-;;; `(file-relative-name buffer-file-truename doom-modules-dir)` -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+;;; `(+file-templates-get-short-path)` -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
 $0
diff --git a/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-packages b/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-packages
index a87f1eae8..bf02a0423 100644
--- a/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-packages
+++ b/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-packages
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ;; -*- no-byte-compile: t; -*-
-;;; `(file-relative-name buffer-file-truename doom-modules-dir)`
+;;; `(+file-templates-get-short-path)`
 
 $0
diff --git a/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-test b/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-test
index af428094a..054819720 100644
--- a/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-test
+++ b/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-test
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ;; -*- no-byte-compile: t; -*-
-;;; `(file-relative-name buffer-file-truename doom-modules-dir)`
+;;; `(+file-templates-get-short-path)`
 
 $0
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