diff --git a/package_generator/src/package_generator/package_xml_parser.py b/package_generator/src/package_generator/package_xml_parser.py
index c32784e..e928820 100644
--- a/package_generator/src/package_generator/package_xml_parser.py
+++ b/package_generator/src/package_generator/package_xml_parser.py
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ def generate_xml_from_spec(self, template_name, filename):
         for item in self.spec_.dico_['package_attributes']:
             xml_pack.set(item, '')
         # todo should we add the attribute template to the config?
-        xml_pack.set("package", template_name)
+        xml_pack.set("template", template_name)
 
         xml_comp = ET.SubElement(xml_pack, "comp")
         for item in self.spec_.dico_['component_attributes']: