diff --git a/platform/uwp/export/export.cpp b/platform/uwp/export/export.cpp
index 52bb1e7d1c7..64528ff9c74 100644
--- a/platform/uwp/export/export.cpp
+++ b/platform/uwp/export/export.cpp
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ public:
 			} break;
 		}
 
-		if (!exists_export_template("uwp_" + platform_infix + "_debug.zip", &err) || !exists_export_template("uwp_" + platform_infix + "_debug.zip", &err)) {
+		if (!exists_export_template("uwp_" + platform_infix + "_debug.zip", &err) || !exists_export_template("uwp_" + platform_infix + "_release.zip", &err)) {
 			valid = false;
 			r_missing_templates = true;
 		}