diff --git a/src/becca/entities/note.js b/src/becca/entities/note.js
index 01288a9fb..d562b5e5d 100644
--- a/src/becca/entities/note.js
+++ b/src/becca/entities/note.js
@@ -400,7 +400,11 @@ class Note extends AbstractEntity {
                     const templateNote = this.becca.notes[ownedAttr.value];
 
                     if (templateNote) {
-                        templateAttributes.push(...templateNote.__getAttributes(newPath));
+                        templateAttributes.push(
+                            ...templateNote.__getAttributes(newPath)
+                                // template attr is used as a marker for templates, but it's not meant to be inherited
+                                .filter(attr => !(attr.type === 'label' && attr.name === 'template'))
+                        );
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/public/app/entities/note_short.js b/src/public/app/entities/note_short.js
index 304a706e3..8d2fc8e25 100644
--- a/src/public/app/entities/note_short.js
+++ b/src/public/app/entities/note_short.js
@@ -263,7 +263,11 @@ class NoteShort {
                 const templateNote = this.froca.notes[templateAttr.value];
 
                 if (templateNote && templateNote.noteId !== this.noteId) {
-                    attrArrs.push(templateNote.__getCachedAttributes(newPath));
+                    attrArrs.push(
+                        templateNote.__getCachedAttributes(newPath)
+                            // template attr is used as a marker for templates, but it's not meant to be inherited
+                            .filter(attr => !(attr.type === 'label' && attr.name === 'template'))
+                    );
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/services/search/expressions/attribute_exists.js b/src/services/search/expressions/attribute_exists.js
index f28185ebc..8a34ee83f 100644
--- a/src/services/search/expressions/attribute_exists.js
+++ b/src/services/search/expressions/attribute_exists.js
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ class AttributeExistsExp extends Expression {
             if (attr.isInheritable) {
                 resultNoteSet.addAll(note.getSubtreeNotesIncludingTemplated());
             }
-            else if (note.isTemplate()) {
+            else if (note.isTemplate() &&
+                // template attr is used as a marker for templates, but it's not meant to be inherited
+                !(this.attributeType === 'label' && this.attributeName === 'template')) {
                 resultNoteSet.addAll(note.getTemplatedNotes());
             }
             else {