diff --git a/crates/drone-templater/src/main.rs b/crates/drone-templater/src/main.rs
index b81bc6f..78fb65d 100644
--- a/crates/drone-templater/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/drone-templater/src/main.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,24 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         );
 
         let client = reqwest::Client::new();
+
+        match client
+            .delete(&template_url)
+            .bearer_auth(&drone_token)
+            .send()
+            .await
+        {
+            Ok(res) => match res.error_for_status() {
+                Ok(_) => {}
+                Err(status) => {
+                    tracing::warn!("failed to delete template {}", status);
+                }
+            },
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::error!("{}", e);
+            }
+        }
+
         let res = client
             .put(&template_url)
             .bearer_auth(&drone_token)