diff --git a/.changeset/upset-snails-attack.md b/.changeset/upset-snails-attack.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02d6623b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/upset-snails-attack.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@cartesi/cli": patch
+---
+
+fix command create --template=cpp was conflicting with cpp-low-level
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/template.ts b/apps/cli/src/template.ts
index 38aed9cf..d0ba2964 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/template.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/template.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const download = async (
         filter: (header) => {
             // remove first path segment
             const pathname = header.name.split("/").splice(1).join("/");
-            return pathname.startsWith(template);
+            return pathname.startsWith(`${template}/`);
         },
         map: (header) => {
             // remove first path segment