diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/template/delete/TransportDeleteIndexTemplateAction.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/template/delete/TransportDeleteIndexTemplateAction.java
index bb18b57fa9386..ad9f73b55b0cb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/template/delete/TransportDeleteIndexTemplateAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/template/delete/TransportDeleteIndexTemplateAction.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ protected DeleteIndexTemplateResponse newResponse() {
 
     @Override
     protected ClusterBlockException checkBlock(DeleteIndexTemplateRequest request, ClusterState state) {
-        return state.blocks().indexBlockedException(ClusterBlockLevel.METADATA_WRITE, "");
+        return state.blocks().globalBlockedException(ClusterBlockLevel.METADATA_WRITE);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/template/put/TransportPutIndexTemplateAction.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/template/put/TransportPutIndexTemplateAction.java
index 342b239777329..7d9897b112eae 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/template/put/TransportPutIndexTemplateAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/template/put/TransportPutIndexTemplateAction.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ protected PutIndexTemplateResponse newResponse() {
 
     @Override
     protected ClusterBlockException checkBlock(PutIndexTemplateRequest request, ClusterState state) {
-        return state.blocks().indexBlockedException(ClusterBlockLevel.METADATA_WRITE, "");
+        return state.blocks().globalBlockedException(ClusterBlockLevel.METADATA_WRITE);
     }
 
     @Override