diff --git a/safe-settings/repos/template-formula.yml b/safe-settings/repos/template-formula.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09d114b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/safe-settings/repos/template-formula.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+repository:
+  topics:
+    - template
diff --git a/safe-settings/settings.yml b/safe-settings/settings.yml
index 2079975..5c72c55 100644
--- a/safe-settings/settings.yml
+++ b/safe-settings/settings.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,5 @@ repository:
   # settings disallows it.
   allow_squash_merge: false
   topics:
-    - template
     - salt-formula
     - saltstack-formula