diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/jt_bug_fix.yml b/changelogs/fragments/jt_bug_fix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..288f13199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/jt_bug_fix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+bug_fixes:
+  - Fix tower_templates default
+...
diff --git a/roles/job_templates/defaults/main.yml b/roles/job_templates/defaults/main.yml
index 3fa8f5e7a..7a41075bd 100644
--- a/roles/job_templates/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/job_templates/defaults/main.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # These are the default variables specific to the job_templates role
 
 # list of dict describing Tower job templates:
-tower_job_templates: []
+tower_templates: []
 # possible fields:
 # - name: "job_template_name"  # mandatory
 #  new_name: "new_name"  # optional