diff --git a/conf/operations.yaml b/conf/operations.yaml
index ab82ba40652..f6474f2ebfb 100644
--- a/conf/operations.yaml
+++ b/conf/operations.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ email:
   username: ${SMTP_SERVER_USERNAME:-""}
   password: ${SMTP_SERVER_PWD:-""}
   transportationStrategy: ${SMTP_SERVER_STRATEGY:-"SMTP_TLS"}
-  templates: ${TEMPLATES:-"collate"}
+  templates: ${TEMPLATES:-"openmetadata"}
 
 serverUrl:
   openMetadataUrl: ${OPENMETADATA_SERVER_URL:-"http://localhost:8585"}