diff --git a/app/views/posts/index.haml b/app/views/posts/index.haml
index 714e3340..5472fb45 100644
--- a/app/views/posts/index.haml
+++ b/app/views/posts/index.haml
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@
 .row
   .col
     .btn-group
-      = link_to t('posts.new'), new_site_post_path(@site, lang: @lang),
-        class: 'btn btn-success'
-      - unless @site.templates.empty?
+      - if @site.templates.empty?
+        = link_to t('posts.new'), new_site_post_path(@site, lang: @lang),
+          class: 'btn btn-success'
+      - else
+        = link_to t('posts.new'), new_site_post_path(@site, lang: @lang, template: @site.templates.first.id),
+          class: 'btn btn-success'
         %button.btn.btn-success.dropdown-toggle.dropdown-toggle-split{data: { toggle: 'split' },
           aria: { haspopup: 'true', expanded: 'false' }}
           %span.sr-only= t('posts.dropdown')