diff --git a/examples/new_project_templates/lightning_module_template.py b/examples/new_project_templates/lightning_module_template.py
index 7987591f..2371ed92 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 loss_val
+        return output
 
     def validation_step(self, data_batch, batch_i):
         """