diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml
index ad6050ec7d4e..e5f8201ca424 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ stages:
       parameters:
         ServiceDirectory: ${{ parameters.ServiceDirectory }}
         Artifacts: ${{ parameters.Artifacts }}
-        TestPipeline: ${{ parameters.TestPipeline }}
+        ${{ if eq(parameters.ServiceDirectory, 'template') }}:
+          TestPipeline: true
         ToxEnvParallel: ${{ parameters.ToxEnvParallel }}
         BuildDocs: ${{ parameters.BuildDocs }}
         InjectedPackages: ${{ parameters.InjectedPackages }}
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ stages:
         DependsOn: Build
         ServiceDirectory: ${{ parameters.ServiceDirectory }}
         Artifacts: ${{ parameters.Artifacts }}
-        TestPipeline: ${{ parameters.TestPipeline }}
+        ${{ if eq(parameters.ServiceDirectory, 'template') }}:
+          TestPipeline: true
         ArtifactName: packages
         DocArtifact: documentation
         TargetDocRepoOwner: ${{ parameters.TargetDocRepoOwner }}
diff --git a/sdk/template/ci.yml b/sdk/template/ci.yml
index 2f5e594659a4..13f5efe6c4d6 100644
--- a/sdk/template/ci.yml
+++ b/sdk/template/ci.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ extends:
   template: ../../eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml
   parameters:
     ServiceDirectory: template
-    TestPipeline: true
     Artifacts:
     - name: azure_template
       safeName: azuretemplate
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