diff --git a/lua/obsidian/init.lua b/lua/obsidian/init.lua
index 2f8222e60..e9f99111e 100644
--- a/lua/obsidian/init.lua
+++ b/lua/obsidian/init.lua
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ obsidian.setup = function(opts)
   if self.opts.templates ~= nil then
     local templates_pattern = "^" .. tostring(self.dir / self.opts.templates.subdir / ".*")
     is_template = function(match)
-      return vim.fn.matchstr(match, templates_pattern) ~= ""
+      return string.find(match, templates_pattern) ~= nil
     end
   else
     is_template = function(_)