diff --git a/includes/class-sp-template-loader.php b/includes/class-sp-template-loader.php
index 94b586ef..b6fdbd2b 100644
--- a/includes/class-sp-template-loader.php
+++ b/includes/class-sp-template-loader.php
@@ -108,15 +108,15 @@ class SP_Template_Loader {
 	 * Templates are in the 'templates' folder. sportspress looks for theme
 	 * overrides in /theme/sportspress/ by default
 	 *
-	 * For beginners, it also looks for a sportspress.php template first. If the user adds
-	 * this to the theme (containing a sportspress() inside) this will be used for all
-	 * sportspress templates.
+	 * For beginners, it also looks for a sportspress.php template last. If the user adds
+	 * this to the theme (containing a sportspress() inside) this will be used as a
+	 * fallback for all sportspress templates.
 	 *
 	 * @param mixed $template
 	 * @return string
 	 */
 	public function template_loader( $template ) {
-		$find = array( 'sportspress.php' );
+		$find = array();
 		$file = '';
 
 		if ( is_single() ):
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ class SP_Template_Loader {
 
 		endif;
 
+		$find[] = 'sportspress.php';
+
 		if ( $file ):
 			$located       = locate_template( $find );
 			if ( $located ):