diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 72ec7a8c56..ba946eda21 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 * Fix build exe path which includes whitespace - https://github.com/fsprojects/ProjectScaffold/pull/185
 * Preserve encoding upon saving solution - https://github.com/fsprojects/Paket/pull/940
 * BUGFIX: If we specify a templatefile in paket pack it still packs all templates - https://github.com/fsprojects/Paket/pull/944
+* BUGFIX: If we specify a type project templatefile in paket pack it should find the project - https://github.com/fsprojects/Paket/issues/945
 
 #### 1.21.0 - 23.07.2015
 * Allow nuget packages to put version in the path - https://github.com/fsprojects/Paket/pull/928
diff --git a/src/Paket.Core/PackageProcess.fs b/src/Paket.Core/PackageProcess.fs
index 6bd69b79c6..fe6437cd52 100644
--- a/src/Paket.Core/PackageProcess.fs
+++ b/src/Paket.Core/PackageProcess.fs
@@ -10,6 +10,49 @@ open System.Collections.Generic
 open Paket.PackageMetaData
 open Chessie.ErrorHandling
 
+let private merge buildConfig version projectFile templateFile = 
+    let withVersion =  
+        match version with
+        | None -> templateFile
+        | Some v -> templateFile |> TemplateFile.setVersion v
+
+    match withVersion with
+    | { Contents = ProjectInfo(md, opt) } -> 
+        match md with
+        | Valid completeCore -> { templateFile with Contents = CompleteInfo(completeCore, opt) }
+        | _ ->
+            let assembly,id,assemblyFileName = loadAssemblyId buildConfig projectFile
+            let md = { md with Id = md.Id ++ Some id }
+
+            match md with
+            | Valid completeCore -> { templateFile with Contents = CompleteInfo(completeCore, opt) }
+            | _ ->
+                let attribs = loadAssemblyAttributes assemblyFileName assembly
+
+                let merged = 
+                    { Id = md.Id
+                      Version = md.Version ++ getVersion assembly attribs
+                      Authors = md.Authors ++ getAuthors attribs
+                      Description = md.Description ++ getDescription attribs }
+
+                match merged with
+                | Invalid ->
+                    let missing =
+                        [ if merged.Id = None then yield "Id"
+                          if merged.Version = None then yield "Version"
+                          if merged.Authors = None || merged.Authors = Some [] then yield "Authors"
+                          if merged.Description = None then yield "Description" ]
+                        |> fun xs -> String.Join(", ",xs)
+
+                    failwithf 
+                        "Incomplete mandatory metadata in template file %s (even including assembly attributes)%sTemplate: %A%sMissing: %s" 
+                        templateFile.FileName 
+                        Environment.NewLine md 
+                        Environment.NewLine missing
+
+                | Valid completeCore -> { templateFile with Contents = CompleteInfo(completeCore, opt) }
+    | _ -> templateFile
+
 let Pack(workingDir,dependencies : DependenciesFile, packageOutputPath, buildConfig, version, releaseNotes, templateFile, lockDependencies) =
     let buildConfig = defaultArg buildConfig "Release"
     let packageOutputPath = if Path.IsPathRooted(packageOutputPath) then packageOutputPath else Path.Combine(workingDir,packageOutputPath)
@@ -46,48 +89,7 @@ let Pack(workingDir,dependencies : DependenciesFile, packageOutputPath, buildCon
             |> Array.map (fun (projectFile,templateFile) ->
                 allTemplateFiles.Remove(templateFile.FileName) |> ignore
 
-                let merged = 
-                    let withVersion =  
-                        match version with
-                        | None -> templateFile
-                        | Some v -> templateFile |> TemplateFile.setVersion v
-
-                    match withVersion with
-                    | { Contents = ProjectInfo(md, opt) } -> 
-                        match md with
-                        | Valid completeCore -> { templateFile with Contents = CompleteInfo(completeCore, opt) }
-                        | _ ->
-                            let assembly,id,assemblyFileName = loadAssemblyId buildConfig projectFile
-                            let md = { md with Id = md.Id ++ Some id }
-
-                            match md with
-                            | Valid completeCore -> { templateFile with Contents = CompleteInfo(completeCore, opt) }
-                            | _ ->
-                                let attribs = loadAssemblyAttributes assemblyFileName assembly
-
-                                let merged = 
-                                    { Id = md.Id
-                                      Version = md.Version ++ getVersion assembly attribs
-                                      Authors = md.Authors ++ getAuthors attribs
-                                      Description = md.Description ++ getDescription attribs }
-
-                                match merged with
-                                | Invalid ->
-                                    let missing =
-                                        [ if merged.Id = None then yield "Id"
-                                          if merged.Version = None then yield "Version"
-                                          if merged.Authors = None || merged.Authors = Some [] then yield "Authors"
-                                          if merged.Description = None then yield "Description" ]
-                                        |> fun xs -> String.Join(", ",xs)
-
-                                    failwithf 
-                                        "Incomplete mandatory metadata in template file %s (even including assembly attributes)%sTemplate: %A%sMissing: %s" 
-                                        templateFile.FileName 
-                                        Environment.NewLine md 
-                                        Environment.NewLine missing
-
-                                | Valid completeCore -> { templateFile with Contents = CompleteInfo(completeCore, opt) }
-                    | _ -> templateFile
+                let merged = merge buildConfig version projectFile templateFile
 
                 let id = 
                     match merged.Contents with
@@ -103,7 +105,18 @@ let Pack(workingDir,dependencies : DependenciesFile, packageOutputPath, buildCon
         |> Map.map (fun _ (t, p) -> p,findDependencies dependencies buildConfig t p lockDependencies projectTemplates)
         |> Map.toList
         |> List.map (fun (_,(_,x)) -> x)
-        |> List.append [for fileName in allTemplateFiles -> TemplateFile.Load(fileName,version)]
+        |> List.append [for fileName in allTemplateFiles -> 
+                            let templateFile = TemplateFile.Load(fileName,version)
+                            match templateFile with
+                            | { Contents = ProjectInfo(_) } -> 
+                                let fi = FileInfo(fileName)
+                                let allProjectFiles = ProjectFile.FindAllProjects(fi.Directory.FullName) |> Array.toList
+
+                                match allProjectFiles with
+                                | [ projectFile ] -> merge buildConfig version projectFile templateFile
+                                | [] -> failwithf "There was no project file found for template file %s" fileName
+                                | _ -> failwithf "There was more than one project file found for template file %s" fileName
+                            | _ -> templateFile ]
     
     // set version
     let templatesWithVersion =