diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/main/java/com/akto/listener/InitializerListener.java b/apps/dashboard/src/main/java/com/akto/listener/InitializerListener.java
index 62d8b49dee..c0345cbcaf 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/main/java/com/akto/listener/InitializerListener.java
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/main/java/com/akto/listener/InitializerListener.java
@@ -3357,7 +3357,7 @@ public static void processTemplateFilesZip(byte[] zipFile, String author, String
                         if (testConfig != null) {
                             boolean hasSettings = testConfig.getAttributes() != null;
 
-                            if (hasSettings && !testConfig.getAttributes().getPlan().equals(TemplatePlan.FREE) && DashboardMode.isLocalDeployment()) {
+                            if (hasSettings && !testConfig.getAttributes().getPlan().equals(TemplatePlan.FREE) && !DashboardMode.isMetered()) {
                                 skipped++;
                                 continue;
                             }