diff --git a/src/i18n/i18n.ts b/src/i18n/i18n.ts
index 4181c13f..2e0f19ce 100644
--- a/src/i18n/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/i18n.ts
@@ -44,4 +44,5 @@ export const messages = {
   LightningInterfaceBundle: 'A Lightning Interface Bundle',
   LightningTest: 'A Lightning Test',
   RawOutput: 'target dir = %s\n%s',
+  templateTypeNotFound: 'The template type does not exist',
 };
diff --git a/test/service/templateService.test.ts b/test/service/templateService.test.ts
index 99fd168e..122b8aca 100644
--- a/test/service/templateService.test.ts
+++ b/test/service/templateService.test.ts
@@ -478,6 +478,12 @@ describe('TemplateService', () => {
       }
     });
 
+    it('should return an error if the generator does not exist', () => {
+      chai
+        .expect(() => importGenerator(20 as TemplateType))
+        .to.throw(Error, nls.localize('templateTypeNotFound'));
+    });
+
     it('should create AnalyticsTemplate', async () => {
       await remove(path.join('testsoutput', 'libraryCreate', 'waveTemplates'));
       const templateService = TemplateService.getInstance();