diff --git a/tests/app-layer-template/test.rules b/tests/app-layer-template/test.rules
index 0bec34b67..139a1328b 100644
--- a/tests/app-layer-template/test.rules
+++ b/tests/app-layer-template/test.rules
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-alert template any any -> any any (msg:"TEST"; content:"Hello"; flow:established,to_server; sid:1; rev:1;)
-alert template any any -> any any (msg:"TEST"; content:"Bye"; flow:established,to_client; sid:2; rev:1;)
+alert template any any -> any any (msg:"TEST"; template.buffer; content:"Hello"; flow:established,to_server; sid:1; rev:1;)
+alert template any any -> any any (msg:"TEST"; template.buffer; content:"Bye"; flow:established,to_client; sid:2; rev:1;)
diff --git a/tests/app-layer-template/test.yaml b/tests/app-layer-template/test.yaml
index 99979f739..eb762b2e5 100644
--- a/tests/app-layer-template/test.yaml
+++ b/tests/app-layer-template/test.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # *** Add configuration here ***
 
+# TODO remove once template-rust string is out of main7
+requires:
+  min-version: 8
+
 args:
 - -k none