diff --git a/jiracli/templates.go b/jiracli/templates.go
index 2d0ae170..54097d71 100644
--- a/jiracli/templates.go
+++ b/jiracli/templates.go
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ fields:
     emailAddress: {{ .overrides.assignee }}
   {{- else if .fields.assignee }}
   assignee: {{if .fields.assignee.name}}
-    emailAddress: {{ or .fields.assignee.name}}
+    name: {{ or .fields.assignee.name}}
   {{- else }}
     emailAddress: {{.fields.assignee.emailAddress}}{{end}}{{end}}
 {{- end -}}