diff --git a/reflex/.templates/apps/base/README.md b/reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/README.md
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rename from reflex/.templates/apps/base/README.md
rename to reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/README.md
diff --git a/reflex/.templates/apps/base/assets/favicon.ico b/reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/assets/favicon.ico
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rename from reflex/.templates/apps/base/assets/favicon.ico
rename to reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/assets/favicon.ico
diff --git a/reflex/.templates/apps/base/assets/github.svg b/reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/assets/github.svg
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rename from reflex/.templates/apps/base/assets/github.svg
rename to reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/assets/github.svg
diff --git a/reflex/.templates/apps/base/assets/icon.svg b/reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/assets/icon.svg
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rename from reflex/.templates/apps/base/assets/icon.svg
rename to reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/assets/icon.svg
diff --git a/reflex/.templates/apps/base/assets/logo.svg b/reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/assets/logo.svg
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rename from reflex/.templates/apps/base/assets/logo.svg
rename to reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/assets/logo.svg
diff --git a/reflex/.templates/apps/base/assets/paneleft.svg b/reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/assets/paneleft.svg
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rename from reflex/.templates/apps/base/assets/paneleft.svg
rename to reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/assets/paneleft.svg
diff --git a/reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/__init__.py b/reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/__init__.py
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rename from reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/__init__.py
rename to reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/__init__.py
diff --git a/reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/components/__init__.py b/reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/components/__init__.py
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rename from reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/components/__init__.py
rename to reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/components/__init__.py
diff --git a/reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/components/sidebar.py b/reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/components/sidebar.py
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rename from reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/components/sidebar.py
rename to reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/components/sidebar.py
diff --git a/reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/pages/__init__.py b/reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/pages/__init__.py
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rename from reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/pages/__init__.py
rename to reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/pages/__init__.py
diff --git a/reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/pages/dashboard.py b/reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/pages/dashboard.py
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rename from reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/pages/dashboard.py
rename to reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/pages/dashboard.py
diff --git a/reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/pages/index.py b/reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/pages/index.py
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rename from reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/pages/index.py
rename to reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/pages/index.py
diff --git a/reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/pages/settings.py b/reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/pages/settings.py
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rename from reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/pages/settings.py
rename to reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/pages/settings.py
diff --git a/reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/base.py b/reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/sidebar.py
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rename from reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/base.py
rename to reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/sidebar.py
diff --git a/reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/state.py b/reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/state.py
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rename from reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/state.py
rename to reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/state.py
diff --git a/reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/styles.py b/reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/styles.py
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rename from reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/styles.py
rename to reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/styles.py
diff --git a/reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/templates/__init__.py b/reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/templates/__init__.py
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rename from reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/templates/__init__.py
rename to reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/templates/__init__.py
diff --git a/reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/templates/template.py b/reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/templates/template.py
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rename from reflex/.templates/apps/base/code/templates/template.py
rename to reflex/.templates/apps/sidebar/code/templates/template.py
diff --git a/reflex/reflex.py b/reflex/reflex.py
index 1c4877bf1..55f1fae65 100644
--- a/reflex/reflex.py
+++ b/reflex/reflex.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def init(
         None, metavar="APP_NAME", help="The name of the app to initialize."
     ),
     template: constants.Templates.Kind = typer.Option(
-        constants.Templates.Kind.BASE.value,
+        constants.Templates.Kind.BLANK.value,
         help="The template to initialize the app with.",
     ),
     loglevel: constants.LogLevel = typer.Option(
diff --git a/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py b/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py
index 7aad162e5..ed9f9c0ce 100644
--- a/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py
+++ b/reflex/utils/prerequisites.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ def initialize_app_directory(app_name: str, template: constants.Templates.Kind):
     # Rename the template app to the app name.
     path_ops.mv(constants.Templates.Dirs.CODE, app_name)
     path_ops.mv(
-        os.path.join(app_name, template.value + constants.Ext.PY),
+        os.path.join(app_name, template_dir.name + constants.Ext.PY),
         os.path.join(app_name, app_name + constants.Ext.PY),
     )