diff --git a/wagtail/project_template/project_name/settings/dev.py b/wagtail/project_template/project_name/settings/dev.py
index ccf551c49..d40832220 100644
--- a/wagtail/project_template/project_name/settings/dev.py
+++ b/wagtail/project_template/project_name/settings/dev.py
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ from .base import *
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = True
-TEMPLATE_DEBUG = True
+DEBUG_TEMPLATE = True
+
+for i in range(0, len(TEMPLATES) - 1):
+    TEMPLATES[i]['OPTIONS']['debug'] = DEBUG_TEMPLATE
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
 SECRET_KEY = '{{ secret_key }}'
diff --git a/wagtail/project_template/project_name/settings/production.py b/wagtail/project_template/project_name/settings/production.py
index bea6d7eb8..3b102b9ad 100644
--- a/wagtail/project_template/project_name/settings/production.py
+++ b/wagtail/project_template/project_name/settings/production.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ from .base import *
 
 
 DEBUG = False
-TEMPLATE_DEBUG = False
+DEBUG_TEMPLATE = False
+
+for i in range(0, len(TEMPLATES) - 1):
+    TEMPLATES[i]['OPTIONS']['debug'] = DEBUG_TEMPLATE
 
 
 try: