diff --git a/templates/app/aspnet-core/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.HttpApi.HostWithIds/appsettings.json b/templates/app/aspnet-core/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.HttpApi.HostWithIds/appsettings.json
index 2e839e725b..df8977967b 100644
--- a/templates/app/aspnet-core/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.HttpApi.HostWithIds/appsettings.json
+++ b/templates/app/aspnet-core/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.HttpApi.HostWithIds/appsettings.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "RedirectAllowedUrls": "http://localhost:4200,https://localhost:44307"
   },
   "ConnectionStrings": {
-    "Default": "Server=localhost;Database=MyProjectName;Trusted_Connection=True"
+    "Default": "Server=(LocalDb)\\MSSQLLocalDB;Database=MyProjectName;Trusted_Connection=True"
   },
   "AuthServer": {
     "Authority": "https://localhost:44305",