diff --git a/app.groovy b/app.groovy
index a910785c..dcd22014 100644
--- a/app.groovy
+++ b/app.groovy
@@ -150,8 +150,9 @@ class MainController {
 
   }
 
-  def write(File src, String name, def model) { 
-    def body = template name, model
+  def write(File src, String name, def model) {
+    String tmpl = name.endsWith('.groovy') ? name + '.tmpl' : name
+    def body = template tmpl, model
     new File(src, name).write(body)
   }
 
diff --git a/templates/Application.groovy b/templates/Application.groovy.tmpl
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/Application.groovy
rename to templates/Application.groovy.tmpl
diff --git a/templates/ApplicationTests.groovy b/templates/ApplicationTests.groovy.tmpl
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/ApplicationTests.groovy
rename to templates/ApplicationTests.groovy.tmpl
diff --git a/templates/ServletInitializer.groovy b/templates/ServletInitializer.groovy.tmpl
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/ServletInitializer.groovy
rename to templates/ServletInitializer.groovy.tmpl