diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php b/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php
index 2c2420407310b..a0b5c1c282cf1 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Controller/ViewController.php
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public function index($dir = '', $view = '', $fileid = null, $fileNotFound = fal
 			$this->eventDispatcher->dispatchTyped(new LoadViewer());
 		}
 
-		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('templates_enabled', ($this->config->getSystemValueString('skeletondirectory', '') !== '') || ($this->config->getSystemValueString('templatedirectory', '') !== ''));
+		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('templates_enabled', ($this->config->getSystemValueString('skeletondirectory', \OC::$SERVERROOT . '/core/skeleton') !== '') || ($this->config->getSystemValueString('templatedirectory', \OC::$SERVERROOT . '/core/skeleton/Templates') !== ''));
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('templates_path', $this->templateManager->hasTemplateDirectory() ? $this->templateManager->getTemplatePath() : false);
 		$this->initialState->provideInitialState('templates', $this->templateManager->listCreators());