diff --git a/scripts/generate-template-variations.ts b/scripts/generate-template-variations.ts
index aec832600c..2d19f0a43b 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-template-variations.ts
+++ b/scripts/generate-template-variations.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ async function main() {
       db: 'mongodb',
       storage: 'localDisk',
       sharp: true,
+      // The blank template is used as a base for create-payload-app functionality,
+      // so we do not configure the payload.config.ts file, which leaves the placeholder comments.
+      configureConfig: false,
     },
     {
       name: 'payload-cloud-mongodb-template',
diff --git a/templates/blank/.env.example b/templates/blank/.env.example
index 0cb45aaa66..441b33e686 100644
--- a/templates/blank/.env.example
+++ b/templates/blank/.env.example
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 DATABASE_URI=mongodb://127.0.0.1/payload-template-blank-3-0
-PAYLOAD_SECRET=YOUR_SECRET_HERE
\ No newline at end of file
+PAYLOAD_SECRET=YOUR_SECRET_HERE
diff --git a/templates/blank/package.json b/templates/blank/package.json
index 6ac33fb14e..e0f51f0d2d 100644
--- a/templates/blank/package.json
+++ b/templates/blank/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "blank",
+  "name": "template-blank-3.0",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "A blank template to get started with Payload 3.0",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/templates/blank/src/payload.config.ts b/templates/blank/src/payload.config.ts
index f291382709..da48011c9f 100644
--- a/templates/blank/src/payload.config.ts
+++ b/templates/blank/src/payload.config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { mongooseAdapter } from '@payloadcms/db-mongodb'
+// storage-adapter-import-placeholder
+import { mongooseAdapter } from '@payloadcms/db-mongodb' // database-adapter-import
 import { lexicalEditor } from '@payloadcms/richtext-lexical'
 import path from 'path'
 import { buildConfig } from 'payload'
@@ -24,9 +25,13 @@ export default buildConfig({
   typescript: {
     outputFile: path.resolve(dirname, 'payload-types.ts'),
   },
+  // database-adapter-config-start
   db: mongooseAdapter({
     url: process.env.DATABASE_URI || '',
   }),
+  // database-adapter-config-end
   sharp,
-  plugins: [],
+  plugins: [
+    // storage-adapter-placeholder
+  ],
 })