diff --git a/src/builtins/builtins.zig b/src/builtins/builtins.zig
index 96a24811c..a9a651dd9 100644
--- a/src/builtins/builtins.zig
+++ b/src/builtins/builtins.zig
@@ -533,21 +533,13 @@ const ParseCyberState = struct {
     node: cy.Node,
 };
 
-fn genTypeSpecString(vm: *cy.VM, ast: cy.ast.AstView, headId: cy.NodeId) !cy.Value {
-    if (headId != cy.NullNode) {
+fn genTypeSpecString(vm: *cy.VM, ast: cy.ast.AstView, exprId: cy.NodeId) !cy.Value {
+    if (exprId != cy.NullNode) {
         var sb: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8) = .{};
         defer sb.deinit(vm.alloc);
 
-        var name = ast.nodeStringById(headId);
-        try sb.appendSlice(vm.alloc, name);
-
-        var curId = ast.node(headId).next();
-        while (curId != cy.NullNode) {
-            try sb.append(vm.alloc, '.');
-            name = ast.nodeStringById(curId);
-            try sb.appendSlice(vm.alloc, name);
-            curId = ast.node(curId).next();
-        }
+        var enc = cy.ast.Encoder{ .ast = ast };
+        try enc.writeNode(sb.writer(vm.alloc), exprId);
 
         return try vm.retainOrAllocAstring(sb.items);
     } else {
diff --git a/src/cte.zig b/src/cte.zig
index b87740566..6bc3124e2 100644
--- a/src/cte.zig
+++ b/src/cte.zig
@@ -96,16 +96,17 @@ fn execTemplateCtNodes(c: *cy.Chunk, template: *cy.sym.TypeTemplate, params: []c
         try paramMap.put(c.alloc, param.name, params[i]);
     }
 
+    const tchunk = template.chunk();
     const res = try c.alloc.alloc(cy.NodeId, template.ctNodes.len);
     for (template.ctNodes, 0..) |ctNodeId, i| {
-        const node = c.ast.node(ctNodeId);
+        const node = tchunk.ast.node(ctNodeId);
 
         // Check for simple template param replacement.
-        const child = c.ast.node(node.data.comptimeExpr.child);
+        const child = tchunk.ast.node(node.data.comptimeExpr.child);
         if (child.type() == .ident) {
-            const name = c.ast.nodeString(child);
+            const name = tchunk.ast.nodeString(child);
             if (paramMap.get(name)) |param| {
-                res[i] = try cte.genNodeFromValue(c, param, node.srcPos);
+                res[i] = try cte.genNodeFromValue(tchunk, param, node.srcPos);
                 continue;
             }
         }
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ fn execTemplateCtNodes(c: *cy.Chunk, template: *cy.sym.TypeTemplate, params: []c
         return error.TODO;
     }
 
-    c.updateAstView(c.parser.ast.view());
+    tchunk.updateAstView(tchunk.parser.ast.view());
     return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sema.zig b/src/sema.zig
index 08047d0b8..0547a514f 100644
--- a/src/sema.zig
+++ b/src/sema.zig
@@ -968,16 +968,17 @@ pub fn declareHostObject(c: *cy.Chunk, nodeId: cy.NodeId) !*cy.sym.HostObjectTyp
 }
 
 pub fn declareTemplateVariant(c: *cy.Chunk, template: *cy.sym.TypeTemplate, variantId: u32) !*cy.sym.Sym {
+    const tchunk = template.chunk();
+    const template_n = tchunk.ast.node(template.declId);
     switch (template.kind) {
         .object_t => {
             const sym = try c.declareObjectVariantType(template, variantId);
 
             // Set variant in context chunk so sema ops know to swap nodes.
             const variant = template.variants.items[variantId];
-            c.patchTemplateNodes = variant.patchNodes;
+            tchunk.patchTemplateNodes = variant.patchNodes;
 
-            const template_n = c.ast.node(template.declId);
-            try declareObjectMembers(c, @ptrCast(sym), template_n.data.typeTemplate.typeDecl);
+            try declareObjectMembers(tchunk, @ptrCast(sym), template_n.data.typeTemplate.typeDecl);
 
             // Defer method sema.
             const mod = sym.getMod();
@@ -985,16 +986,15 @@ pub fn declareTemplateVariant(c: *cy.Chunk, template: *cy.sym.TypeTemplate, vari
             return @ptrCast(sym);
         },
         .enum_t => {
-            const template_n = c.ast.node(template.declId);
-            const enum_n = c.ast.node(template_n.data.typeTemplate.typeDecl);
+            const enum_n = tchunk.ast.node(template_n.data.typeTemplate.typeDecl);
             const isChoiceType = enum_n.data.enumDecl.isChoiceType;
             const sym = try c.declareEnumVariantType(template, isChoiceType, variantId);
 
             // Set variant in context chunk so sema ops know to swap nodes.
             const variant = template.variants.items[variantId];
-            c.patchTemplateNodes = variant.patchNodes;
+            tchunk.patchTemplateNodes = variant.patchNodes;
 
-            try declareEnumMembers(c, sym, template_n.data.typeTemplate.typeDecl);
+            try declareEnumMembers(tchunk, sym, template_n.data.typeTemplate.typeDecl);
             return @ptrCast(sym);
         },
     }
diff --git a/src/sym.zig b/src/sym.zig
index 2b3b3e28a..847acd65d 100644
--- a/src/sym.zig
+++ b/src/sym.zig
@@ -415,6 +415,10 @@ pub const TypeTemplate = struct {
     /// This array allows each variant to build their replacement AST
     /// without scanning the entire template again for compile-time expressions.
     ctNodes: []const cy.NodeId,
+
+    pub fn chunk(self: *const TypeTemplate) *cy.Chunk {
+        return self.head.parent.?.getMod().?.chunk;
+    }
 };
 
 pub const TemplateParam = struct {
diff --git a/test/modules/import.cy b/test/modules/import.cy
index c69faa35f..f8b7e67ff 100644
--- a/test/modules/import.cy
+++ b/test/modules/import.cy
@@ -60,4 +60,8 @@ my v = a.Vec2.new(3, 4)
 t.eq(v.x, 3.0)
 t.eq(v.y, 4.0)
 
+-- Templates from another module.
+var b a.TFoo#int = [a: 123]
+t.eq(b.a, 123)
+
 --cytest: pass
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/modules/test_mods/a.cy b/test/modules/test_mods/a.cy
index 8953c1238..8f8e3e78b 100644
--- a/test/modules/test_mods/a.cy
+++ b/test/modules/test_mods/a.cy
@@ -53,4 +53,8 @@ func Vec2.new(x float, y float):
 type Vec2Alias Vec2
 
 type Bar:
-    var a float
\ No newline at end of file
+    var a float
+
+template(T type)
+type TFoo:
+    var a #T
\ No newline at end of file