diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/ExtensionTemplate/TemplateCmdPalExtension/TemplateCmdPalExtension/Program.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/ExtensionTemplate/TemplateCmdPalExtension/TemplateCmdPalExtension/Program.cs
index 200ac6e71e32..e6d9c694ceb0 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ExtensionTemplate/TemplateCmdPalExtension/TemplateCmdPalExtension/Program.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ExtensionTemplate/TemplateCmdPalExtension/TemplateCmdPalExtension/Program.cs
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ namespace TemplateCmdPalExtension;
 public class Program
 {
     [MTAThread]
-    public static async Task Main(string[] args)
+    public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
         if (args.Length > 0 && args[0] == "-RegisterProcessAsComServer")
         {
-            await using global::Shmuelie.WinRTServer.ComServer server = new();
+            global::Shmuelie.WinRTServer.ComServer server = new();
+
             ManualResetEvent extensionDisposedEvent = new(false);
             
             // We are instantiating an extension instance once above, and returning it every time the callback in RegisterExtension below is called.
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ public static async Task Main(string[] args)
             // This will make the main thread wait until the event is signalled by the extension class.
             // Since we have single instance of the extension object, we exit as soon as it is disposed.
             extensionDisposedEvent.WaitOne();
+            server.Stop();
+            server.UnsafeDispose();
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Assets/template.zip b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Assets/template.zip
index 27ff543eb6f7..f3994c79ef8b 100644
Binary files a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Assets/template.zip and b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Assets/template.zip differ