diff --git a/src/commands/actors/push.ts b/src/commands/actors/push.ts
index 510e483e3..52e478426 100644
--- a/src/commands/actors/push.ts
+++ b/src/commands/actors/push.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@ export class ActorsPushCommand extends ApifyCommand<typeof ActorsPushCommand> {
 				actorId = actor.id;
 			} else {
 				const { templates } = await fetchManifest();
-				const actorTemplate = templates.find((t) => t.name === actorConfig!.template);
+				const actorTemplate = templates.find(
+					(t) => t.name === actorConfig!.template || t.aliases?.includes(actorConfig!.template as string),
+				);
 				const defaultRunOptions = (actorTemplate?.defaultRunOptions || DEFAULT_RUN_OPTIONS) as ActorDefaultRunOptions;
 				const newActor: ActorCollectionCreateOptions = {
 					name: actorConfig!.name as string,
diff --git a/src/lib/create-utils.ts b/src/lib/create-utils.ts
index 72b973b83..64622f554 100644
--- a/src/lib/create-utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/create-utils.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ export async function getTemplateDefinition(
 	if (manifest instanceof Error) throw manifest;
 
 	if (maybeTemplateName) {
-		const templateDefinition = manifest.templates.find((t) => t.name === maybeTemplateName);
+		const templateDefinition = manifest.templates.find(
+			(t) => t.name === maybeTemplateName || t.aliases?.includes(maybeTemplateName),
+		);
 		if (!templateDefinition) {
 			throw new Error(`Could not find the selected template: ${maybeTemplateName} in the list of templates.`);
 		}