diff --git a/gns3server/api/routes/controller/projects.py b/gns3server/api/routes/controller/projects.py
index 55252c41..963de68c 100644
--- a/gns3server/api/routes/controller/projects.py
+++ b/gns3server/api/routes/controller/projects.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ from gns3server.utils.asyncio import aiozipstream
 from gns3server.utils.path import is_safe_path
 from gns3server.config import Config
 from gns3server.db.repositories.rbac import RbacRepository
+from gns3server.db.repositories.templates import TemplatesRepository
+from gns3server.services.templates import TemplatesService
 
 from .dependencies.authentication import get_current_active_user
 from .dependencies.database import get_repository
@@ -437,3 +439,28 @@ async def write_file(file_path: str, request: Request, project: Project = Depend
         raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED)
     except OSError as e:
         raise ControllerError(str(e))
+
+
+@router.post(
+    "/{project_id}/templates/{template_id}",
+    response_model=schemas.Node,
+    status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED,
+    responses={404: {"model": schemas.ErrorMessage, "description": "Could not find project or template"}},
+)
+async def create_node_from_template(
+    project_id: UUID,
+    template_id: UUID,
+    template_usage: schemas.TemplateUsage,
+    templates_repo: TemplatesRepository = Depends(get_repository(TemplatesRepository)),
+) -> schemas.Node:
+    """
+    Create a new node from a template.
+    """
+
+    template = await TemplatesService(templates_repo).get_template(template_id)
+    controller = Controller.instance()
+    project = controller.get_project(str(project_id))
+    node = await project.add_node_from_template(
+        template, x=template_usage.x, y=template_usage.y, compute_id=template_usage.compute_id
+    )
+    return node.asdict()
diff --git a/gns3server/api/routes/controller/templates.py b/gns3server/api/routes/controller/templates.py
index a346545a..9f1cf07d 100644
--- a/gns3server/api/routes/controller/templates.py
+++ b/gns3server/api/routes/controller/templates.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ from typing import List
 from uuid import UUID
 
 from gns3server import schemas
-from gns3server.controller import Controller
 from gns3server.db.repositories.templates import TemplatesRepository
 from gns3server.services.templates import TemplatesService
 from gns3server.db.repositories.rbac import RbacRepository
@@ -152,28 +151,3 @@ async def duplicate_template(
     template = await TemplatesService(templates_repo).duplicate_template(template_id)
     await rbac_repo.add_permission_to_user_with_path(current_user.user_id, f"/templates/{template_id}/*")
     return template
-
-
-@router.post(
-    "/projects/{project_id}/templates/{template_id}",
-    response_model=schemas.Node,
-    status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED,
-    responses={404: {"model": schemas.ErrorMessage, "description": "Could not find project or template"}},
-)
-async def create_node_from_template(
-    project_id: UUID,
-    template_id: UUID,
-    template_usage: schemas.TemplateUsage,
-    templates_repo: TemplatesRepository = Depends(get_repository(TemplatesRepository)),
-) -> schemas.Node:
-    """
-    Create a new node from a template.
-    """
-
-    template = await TemplatesService(templates_repo).get_template(template_id)
-    controller = Controller.instance()
-    project = controller.get_project(str(project_id))
-    node = await project.add_node_from_template(
-        template, x=template_usage.x, y=template_usage.y, compute_id=template_usage.compute_id
-    )
-    return node.asdict()