diff --git a/packages/apps-config/src/api/spec/node-template.ts b/packages/apps-config/src/api/spec/node-template.ts
index 8556c23f71..9ebcf70f5e 100644
--- a/packages/apps-config/src/api/spec/node-template.ts
+++ b/packages/apps-config/src/api/spec/node-template.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@
 
 export default {
   Address: 'AccountId',
-  LookupSource: 'AccountId'
+  LookupSource: 'AccountId',
+  // Remove when https://github.com/substrate-developer-hub/substrate-node-template/ moves to alpha-v7
+  Weight: 'u32'
 };