diff --git a/templates/minimal/README.md b/templates/minimal/README.md
index b556a45360890..180c229e744e9 100644
--- a/templates/minimal/README.md
+++ b/templates/minimal/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ packages required to compile this template - please take note of the Rust compil
 🔨 Use the following command to build the node without launching it:
 
 ```sh
-cargo build --package minimal-template-node --release
+cargo build --release
 ```
 
 🐳 Alternatively, build the docker image:
diff --git a/templates/minimal/node/Cargo.toml b/templates/minimal/node/Cargo.toml
index 70b24c19f8e7c..da5073ea687c6 100644
--- a/templates/minimal/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/minimal/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -57,4 +57,7 @@ minimal-template-runtime = { workspace = true }
 substrate-build-script-utils = { workspace = true, default-features = true }
 
 [features]
-default = []
+default = ["std"]
+std = [
+	"minimal-template-runtime/std",
+]
diff --git a/templates/parachain/README.md b/templates/parachain/README.md
index 802d8586b39e0..b7fa2bed0ed94 100644
--- a/templates/parachain/README.md
+++ b/templates/parachain/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ packages required to compile this template - please take note of the Rust compil
 🔨 Use the following command to build the node without launching it:
 
 ```sh
-cargo build --package parachain-template-node --release
+cargo build --release
 ```
 
 🐳 Alternatively, build the docker image:
diff --git a/templates/parachain/node/Cargo.toml b/templates/parachain/node/Cargo.toml
index 7cf1f1fddc7b3..c782888a3e891 100644
--- a/templates/parachain/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/parachain/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -79,7 +79,12 @@ color-print = { workspace = true }
 substrate-build-script-utils = { workspace = true, default-features = true }
 
 [features]
-default = []
+default = ["std"]
+std = [
+	"log/std",
+	"parachain-template-runtime/std",
+	"xcm/std",
+]
 runtime-benchmarks = [
 	"cumulus-primitives-core/runtime-benchmarks",
 	"frame-benchmarking-cli/runtime-benchmarks",
diff --git a/templates/solochain/README.md b/templates/solochain/README.md
index c5dc5db7f3b51..6a5a7853f9c05 100644
--- a/templates/solochain/README.md
+++ b/templates/solochain/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ installation](#alternatives-installations) options.
 Use the following command to build the node without launching it:
 
 ```sh
-cargo build --package solochain-template-node --release
+cargo build --release
 ```
 
 ### Embedded Docs
diff --git a/templates/solochain/node/Cargo.toml b/templates/solochain/node/Cargo.toml
index 6eebf3694e3a1..9dd1b144d229a 100644
--- a/templates/solochain/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/solochain/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ solochain-template-runtime = { workspace = true }
 substrate-build-script-utils = { workspace = true, default-features = true }
 
 [features]
-default = []
+default = ["std"]
+std = [
+	"solochain-template-runtime/std",
+]
 # Dependencies that are only required if runtime benchmarking should be build.
 runtime-benchmarks = [
 	"frame-benchmarking-cli/runtime-benchmarks",