diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml
index 27afc9cbe2db..7d2941b33aa4 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ stages:
     - template: ../jobs/archetype-sdk-client.yml
       parameters:
         ServiceDirectory: ${{ parameters.ServiceDirectory }}
-        TestPipeline: ${{ parameters.TestPipeline }}
+        ${{ if eq(parameters.ServiceDirectory, 'template') }}:
+          TestPipeline: true
         SDKType: ${{ parameters.SDKType }}
         Artifacts: ${{ parameters.Artifacts }}
         AdditionalModules: ${{ parameters.AdditionalModules }}
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ stages:
         ServiceDirectory: ${{ parameters.ServiceDirectory }}
         SDKType: ${{ parameters.SDKType }}
         Artifacts: ${{ parameters.Artifacts }}
-        TestPipeline: ${{ parameters.TestPipeline }}
+        ${{ if eq(parameters.ServiceDirectory, 'template') }}:
+          TestPipeline: true
         ArtifactName: packages
         TargetDocRepoOwner: ${{ parameters.TargetDocRepoOwner }}
         TargetDocRepoName: ${{ parameters.TargetDocRepoName }} 
diff --git a/sdk/template/ci.yml b/sdk/template/ci.yml
index c93a54779b2a..f020ab893d49 100644
--- a/sdk/template/ci.yml
+++ b/sdk/template/ci.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ extends:
   template: ../../eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml
   parameters:
     ServiceDirectory: template
-    TestPipeline: true
     Artifacts:
       - name: azure-sdk-template
         groupId: com.azure