diff --git a/src/utils/Processing.ts b/src/utils/Processing.ts
index e774878c1..1a9de87a7 100644
--- a/src/utils/Processing.ts
+++ b/src/utils/Processing.ts
@@ -632,8 +632,9 @@ export function writeFSHIndex(
   // write txt with nice formatting
   textIndex.unshift(['Output File', 'Name', 'Type', 'FSH File', 'Lines']);
   fs.outputFileSync(path.join(outDir, 'fsh-generated', 'fsh-index.txt'), table(textIndex));
-  // write json for machine usage
-  fs.outputJsonSync(path.join(outDir, 'fsh-generated', 'fsh-index.json'), jsonIndex, { spaces: 2 });
+  // write json for machine usage. Use the fsh-generated/data folder for the template to pick it up. Ensure the folder exists
+  fs.ensureDirSync(path.join(outDir, 'fsh-generated', 'data'));
+  fs.outputJsonSync(path.join(outDir, 'fsh-generated', 'data', 'fsh-index.json'), jsonIndex, { spaces: 2 });
 }
 
 export function writePreprocessedFSH(outDir: string, inDir: string, tank: FSHTank) {
diff --git a/test/utils/Processing.test.ts b/test/utils/Processing.test.ts
index eb4b1087e..0d1d02466 100644
--- a/test/utils/Processing.test.ts
+++ b/test/utils/Processing.test.ts
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@ describe('Processing', () => {
     it('should create text and json index files that contain each resource in the package', () => {
       writeFSHIndex(tempIGPubRoot, outPackage, fshRoot, []);
       const textIndex = path.join(tempIGPubRoot, 'fsh-generated', 'fsh-index.txt');
-      const jsonIndex = path.join(tempIGPubRoot, 'fsh-generated', 'fsh-index.json');
+      const jsonIndex = path.join(tempIGPubRoot, 'fsh-generated', 'data', 'fsh-index.json');
       expect(fs.existsSync(textIndex)).toBeTrue();
       expect(fs.existsSync(jsonIndex)).toBeTrue();
 
@@ -1734,7 +1734,7 @@ describe('Processing', () => {
     it('should sort the list of resources by output file name', () => {
       writeFSHIndex(tempIGPubRoot, outPackage, fshRoot, []);
       const textIndex = path.join(tempIGPubRoot, 'fsh-generated', 'fsh-index.txt');
-      const jsonIndex = path.join(tempIGPubRoot, 'fsh-generated', 'fsh-index.json');
+      const jsonIndex = path.join(tempIGPubRoot, 'fsh-generated', 'data', 'fsh-index.json');
       expect(fs.existsSync(textIndex)).toBeTrue();
       expect(fs.existsSync(jsonIndex)).toBeTrue();
 
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ describe('Processing', () => {
     it('should not include a resource in the package if it is in the list of resources to skip', () => {
       writeFSHIndex(tempIGPubRoot, outPackage, fshRoot, ['StructureDefinition-my-extension.json']);
       const textIndex = path.join(tempIGPubRoot, 'fsh-generated', 'fsh-index.txt');
-      const jsonIndex = path.join(tempIGPubRoot, 'fsh-generated', 'fsh-index.json');
+      const jsonIndex = path.join(tempIGPubRoot, 'fsh-generated', 'data', 'fsh-index.json');
       expect(fs.existsSync(textIndex)).toBeTrue();
       expect(fs.existsSync(jsonIndex)).toBeTrue();