diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 61a5715d..06d5cc2c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   * Added a feature to support Subscripting (Objective-C Literals).
   * Made the REPL for a OS X application work in development mode when it is
     sandboxed.
+  * Fixed a regression with specifying external templates to `motion create'.
 
 = RubyMotion 2.22 =
 
diff --git a/lib/motion/command/create.rb b/lib/motion/command/create.rb
index 06aa314e..16bfc878 100644
--- a/lib/motion/command/create.rb
+++ b/lib/motion/command/create.rb
@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ module Motion; class Command
     def validate!
       super
       help! "A name for the new project is required." unless @app_name
-      unless self.class.all_templates.include?(@template)
-        help! "Invalid template specified `#{@template}'."
-      end
+      # TODO This needs to take into account external templates (e.g. from git
+      #      or a local path.)
+      #unless self.class.all_templates.include?(@template)
+        #help! "Invalid template specified `#{@template}'."
+      #end
     end
 
     def run