diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.tools.templates.freemarker/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/bundles/org.eclipse.tools.templates.freemarker/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 1cce829b610..2a4f99788b0 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.tools.templates.freemarker/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.tools.templates.freemarker/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Bundle-Version: 1.0.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.tools.templates.freemarker.internal.Activator
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.core.runtime,
  org.eclipse.core.resources,
- org.freemarker
+ org.freemarker;visibility:=reexport
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.tools.templates.freemarker
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.tools.templates.freemarker/src/org/eclipse/tools/templates/freemarker/FMProjectGenerator.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.tools.templates.freemarker/src/org/eclipse/tools/templates/freemarker/FMProjectGenerator.java
index f882cc89126..0639d500b34 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.tools.templates.freemarker/src/org/eclipse/tools/templates/freemarker/FMProjectGenerator.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.tools.templates.freemarker/src/org/eclipse/tools/templates/freemarker/FMProjectGenerator.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public abstract class FMProjectGenerator extends FMGenerator {
 
 	private IProject project;
 
-	protected abstract String[] getProjectNatures();
+	protected abstract void initProjectDescription(IProjectDescription description);
 
 	public void setProjectName(String projectName) {
 		this.projectName = projectName;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public abstract class FMProjectGenerator extends FMGenerator {
 			if (referencedProjects != null) {
 				description.setReferencedProjects(referencedProjects);
 			}
-			description.setNatureIds(getProjectNatures());
+			initProjectDescription(description);
 			project.create(description, monitor);
 			project.open(monitor);
 		} else {