diff --git a/template/engine.go b/template/engine.go
index 13bf561..d672983 100644
--- a/template/engine.go
+++ b/template/engine.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (e *Engine) Render(name string, data any) ([]byte, error) {
 
 // NewTemplateEngine creates a new template engine from the given templates
 func NewEngine(templates fs.FS) (*Engine, error) {
-	tmpls, err := template.ParseFS(templates, "**/*.html")
+	tmpls, err := template.ParseFS(templates, "*.html", "**/*.html")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse templates: %w", err)
 	}