diff --git a/packages/cli/src/actions/templates.ts b/packages/cli/src/actions/templates.ts
index 65ad278a5..155e51db9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/actions/templates.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/actions/templates.ts
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ model Post {
 `;
 
 export const STARTER_MAIN_TS = `import { ZenStackClient } from '@zenstackhq/orm';
+import { SqliteDialect } from '@zenstackhq/orm/dialects/sqlite';
 import SQLite from 'better-sqlite3';
-import { SqliteDialect } from 'kysely';
 import { schema } from './zenstack/schema';
 
 async function main() {
-    const client = new ZenStackClient(schema, {
+    const db = new ZenStackClient(schema, {
         dialect: new SqliteDialect({
             database: new SQLite('./zenstack/dev.db'),
         }),
     });
-    const user = await client.user.create({
+    const user = await db.user.create({
         data: {
             email: 'test@zenstack.dev',
             posts: {