diff --git a/packages/create-waku-app/createApp.js b/packages/create-waku-app/createApp.js
index e7316b0..9e3928f 100644
--- a/packages/create-waku-app/createApp.js
+++ b/packages/create-waku-app/createApp.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const execSync = require("child_process").execSync;
 const { Command } = require("commander");
 const validateProjectName = require("validate-npm-package-name");
 
-const DEFAULT_TEMPLATE = "web-chat";
+const DEFAULT_TEMPLATE = "light-chat";
 const supportedExamplesDir = path.resolve(__dirname, "./examples");
 
 const init = (name, description, version, supportedExamples) => {
diff --git a/packages/create-waku-app/package.json b/packages/create-waku-app/package.json
index 11e1269..c78abef 100644
--- a/packages/create-waku-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-waku-app/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
         "rln-js": "../../rln-js",
         "store-js": "../../store-js",
         "store-reactjs-chat": "../../store-reactjs-chat",
-        "web-chat": "../../web-chat"
+        "web-chat": "../../web-chat",
+        "light-chat": "../../light-chat"
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "commander": "^9.4.1",