diff --git a/msc_pygeoapi/loader/nwp_dataset_footprints.py b/msc_pygeoapi/loader/nwp_dataset_footprints.py
index 9649db01..b629cc48 100644
--- a/msc_pygeoapi/loader/nwp_dataset_footprints.py
+++ b/msc_pygeoapi/loader/nwp_dataset_footprints.py
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
 
 MCFS_TO_IGNORE = [
     'msc_lightning.yml',
-    'msc_radar-*.yml'
+    'msc_radar-*.yml',
+    'msc-mcf-template.yml'
 ]
 
 # index settings