diff --git a/data/templates/default.latex b/data/templates/default.latex
index 156c43985..70d754a2b 100644
--- a/data/templates/default.latex
+++ b/data/templates/default.latex
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ $endif$
 $if(tables)$
 \usepackage{longtable,booktabs}
 % Fix footnotes in tables (requires footnote package)
-\IfFileExists{footnote.sty}{\usepackage{footnote}\makesavenoteenv{long table}}{}
+\IfFileExists{footnote.sty}{\usepackage{footnote}\makesavenoteenv{longtable}}{}
 $endif$
 $if(graphics)$
 \usepackage{graphicx,grffile}