diff --git a/plugins/virtuoso/lib/virtuoso_plugin/triples_template.rb b/plugins/virtuoso/lib/virtuoso_plugin/triples_template.rb
index 006efed..e541f57 100644
--- a/plugins/virtuoso/lib/virtuoso_plugin/triples_template.rb
+++ b/plugins/virtuoso/lib/virtuoso_plugin/triples_template.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,18 @@ class VirtuosoPlugin::TriplesTemplate < Article
     _('Triples template')
   end
 
+  def self.initial_template
+    '
+      {% for row in results %}
+        <div>
+          {{row}}
+        </div>
+      {% endfor %}
+    '
+  end
+
   settings_items :query, :type => :string
-  settings_items :template, :type => :string
+  settings_items :template, :type => :string, :default => initial_template
   settings_items :stylesheet, :type => :string
 
   attr_accessible :query, :template, :stylesheet
@@ -28,7 +38,7 @@ class VirtuosoPlugin::TriplesTemplate < Article
   def template_content
     begin
       results = plugin.virtuoso_client.query(query)
-      liquid_template = Liquid::Template.parse("{% for row in results %}#{template}{% endfor %}")
+      liquid_template = Liquid::Template.parse(template)
       page = liquid_template.render('results' => results)
       transform_html(page)
     rescue => ex
diff --git a/plugins/virtuoso/test/unit/triples_template_test.rb b/plugins/virtuoso/test/unit/triples_template_test.rb
index 138cee7..f35be7d 100644
--- a/plugins/virtuoso/test/unit/triples_template_test.rb
+++ b/plugins/virtuoso/test/unit/triples_template_test.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class TriplesTemplateTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     article.stubs(:plugin).returns(mock)
     article.plugin.expects(:virtuoso_client).at_least_once.returns(mock)
     article.plugin.virtuoso_client.expects(:query).returns([{'var' => 'Hello '}, {'var' => 'World'}])
-    article.template = "{{row.var}}"
+    article.template = "{% for row in results %}{{row.var}}{% endfor %}"
 
     assert_match /Hello World/, article.template_content
   end
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class TriplesTemplateTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     article.stubs(:plugin).returns(mock)
     article.plugin.expects(:virtuoso_client).at_least_once.returns(mock)
     article.plugin.virtuoso_client.expects(:query).raises(RuntimeError.new)
-    article.template = "{{row.var}}"
+    article.template = "{% for row in results %}{{row.var}}{% endfor %}"
 
     assert_equal "Failed to process the template", article.template_content
   end
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class TriplesTemplateTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     article.stubs(:plugin).returns(mock)
     article.plugin.expects(:virtuoso_client).at_least_once.returns(mock)
     article.plugin.virtuoso_client.expects(:query).returns([{'var' => 'Hello '}, {'var' => 'World'}])
-    article.template = "<p>{{row.var}}</p>"
+    article.template = "{% for row in results %}<p>{{row.var}}</p>{% endfor %}"
     article.stylesheet = "p {color: red}"
 
     content = article.template_content
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