diff --git a/nf_core/pipelines/create/__init__.py b/nf_core/pipelines/create/__init__.py
index c118d8520d..56e25bf1d5 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipelines/create/__init__.py
+++ b/nf_core/pipelines/create/__init__.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class PipelineCreateApp(App[utils.CreateConfig]):
     TEMPLATE_CONFIG = utils.CreateConfig()
 
     # Initialise pipeline type
-    PIPELINE_TYPE = None
+    NFCORE_PIPELINE = True
 
     # Log handler
     LOG_HANDLER = log_handler
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ def on_button_pressed(self, event: Button.Pressed) -> None:
         if event.button.id == "start":
             self.push_screen("choose_type")
         elif event.button.id == "type_nfcore":
-            self.PIPELINE_TYPE = "nfcore"
-            utils.PIPELINE_TYPE_GLOBAL = "nfcore"
+            self.NFCORE_PIPELINE = True
+            utils.NFCORE_PIPELINE_GLOBAL = True
             self.push_screen("basic_details")
         elif event.button.id == "type_custom":
-            self.PIPELINE_TYPE = "custom"
-            utils.PIPELINE_TYPE_GLOBAL = "custom"
+            self.NFCORE_PIPELINE = False
+            utils.NFCORE_PIPELINE_GLOBAL = False
             self.push_screen("basic_details")
         elif event.button.id == "continue":
             self.push_screen("final_details")
diff --git a/nf_core/pipelines/create/basicdetails.py b/nf_core/pipelines/create/basicdetails.py
index b88ede10d0..09484fa2ea 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipelines/create/basicdetails.py
+++ b/nf_core/pipelines/create/basicdetails.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
                 "GitHub organisation",
                 "nf-core",
                 classes="column",
-                disabled=self.parent.PIPELINE_TYPE == "nfcore",
+                disabled=self.parent.NFCORE_PIPELINE,
             )
             yield TextInput(
                 "name",
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def on_screen_resume(self):
         add_hide_class(self.parent, "exist_warn")
         for text_input in self.query("TextInput"):
             if text_input.field_id == "org":
-                text_input.disabled = self.parent.PIPELINE_TYPE == "nfcore"
+                text_input.disabled = self.parent.NFCORE_PIPELINE
 
     @on(Button.Pressed)
     def on_button_pressed(self, event: Button.Pressed) -> None:
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ def on_button_pressed(self, event: Button.Pressed) -> None:
         try:
             self.parent.TEMPLATE_CONFIG = CreateConfig(**config)
             if event.button.id == "next":
-                if self.parent.PIPELINE_TYPE == "nfcore":
+                if self.parent.NFCORE_PIPELINE:
                     self.parent.push_screen("type_nfcore")
-                elif self.parent.PIPELINE_TYPE == "custom":
+                else:
                     self.parent.push_screen("type_custom")
         except ValueError:
             pass
diff --git a/nf_core/pipelines/create/utils.py b/nf_core/pipelines/create/utils.py
index d70fea1403..f1e0bae3ce 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipelines/create/utils.py
+++ b/nf_core/pipelines/create/utils.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def init_context(value: Dict[str, Any]) -> Iterator[None]:
 
 
 # Define a global variable to store the pipeline type
-PIPELINE_TYPE_GLOBAL: Union[str, None] = None
+NFCORE_PIPELINE_GLOBAL: bool = True
 
 
 class CreateConfig(BaseModel):
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def validate(self, value: str) -> ValidationResult:
 
         If it fails, return the error messages."""
         try:
-            with init_context({"is_nfcore": PIPELINE_TYPE_GLOBAL == "nfcore"}):
+            with init_context({"is_nfcore": NFCORE_PIPELINE_GLOBAL}):
                 CreateConfig(**{f"{self.key}": value})
                 return self.success()
         except ValidationError as e: