diff --git a/examples/new_project_templates/lightning_module_template.py b/examples/new_project_templates/lightning_module_template.py
index 2371ed92..c3ecaff5 100644
--- a/examples/new_project_templates/lightning_module_template.py
+++ b/examples/new_project_templates/lightning_module_template.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class LightningTemplateModel(LightningModule):
         output = OrderedDict({
             'loss': loss_val
         })
-        return output
+        return loss_val
 
     def validation_step(self, data_batch, batch_i):
         """
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class LightningTemplateModel(LightningModule):
             'val_loss': loss_val,
             'val_acc': torch.tensor(val_acc).cuda(loss_val.device.index),
         })
-        return output
+        return loss_val
 
     def validation_end(self, outputs):
         """