diff --git a/wlauto/commands/templates/android_benchmark b/wlauto/commands/templates/android_benchmark
index 82796bd5..be82488e 100644
--- a/wlauto/commands/templates/android_benchmark
+++ b/wlauto/commands/templates/android_benchmark
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class ${class_name}(AndroidBenchmark):
 
     parameters = [
         # Workload parameters go here e.g.
-        Parameter('Example parameter', kind=int, allowed_values=[1,2,3], default=1, override=True, mandatory=False,
+        Parameter('example_parameter', kind=int, allowed_values=[1,2,3], default=1, override=True, mandatory=False,
                   description='This is an example parameter')
     ]
 
diff --git a/wlauto/commands/templates/android_uiauto_benchmark b/wlauto/commands/templates/android_uiauto_benchmark
index 5d6893a8..e7ad8ecf 100644
--- a/wlauto/commands/templates/android_uiauto_benchmark
+++ b/wlauto/commands/templates/android_uiauto_benchmark
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class ${class_name}(AndroidUiAutoBenchmark):
 
     parameters = [
         # Workload parameters go here e.g.
-        Parameter('Example parameter', kind=int, allowed_values=[1,2,3], default=1, override=True, mandatory=False,
+        Parameter('example_parameter', kind=int, allowed_values=[1,2,3], default=1, override=True, mandatory=False,
                   description='This is an example parameter')
     ]
 
diff --git a/wlauto/commands/templates/basic_workload b/wlauto/commands/templates/basic_workload
index e75316f1..339ee09f 100644
--- a/wlauto/commands/templates/basic_workload
+++ b/wlauto/commands/templates/basic_workload
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class ${class_name}(Workload):
 
     parameters = [
         # Workload parameters go here e.g.
-        Parameter('Example parameter', kind=int, allowed_values=[1,2,3], default=1, override=True, mandatory=False,
+        Parameter('example_parameter', kind=int, allowed_values=[1,2,3], default=1, override=True, mandatory=False,
                   description='This is an example parameter')
     ]
 
diff --git a/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_workload b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_workload
index 66cc193a..9f2bb47e 100644
--- a/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_workload
+++ b/wlauto/commands/templates/uiauto_workload
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class  ${class_name}(UiAutomatorWorkload):
 
     parameters = [
         # Workload parameters go here e.g.
-        Parameter('Example parameter', kind=int, allowed_values=[1,2,3], default=1, override=True, mandatory=False,
+        Parameter('example_parameter', kind=int, allowed_values=[1,2,3], default=1, override=True, mandatory=False,
                   description='This is an example parameter')
     ]