diff --git a/post-processor/exoscale-import/post-processor.go b/post-processor/exoscale-import/post-processor.go
index f9af00032..b3afee7ac 100644
--- a/post-processor/exoscale-import/post-processor.go
+++ b/post-processor/exoscale-import/post-processor.go
@@ -73,13 +73,14 @@ func (p *PostProcessor) Configure(raws ...interface{}) error {
 	}
 
 	requiredArgs := map[string]*string{
-		"api_key":       &p.config.APIKey,
-		"api_secret":    &p.config.APISecret,
-		"api_endpoint":  &p.config.APIEndpoint,
-		"sos_endpoint":  &p.config.SOSEndpoint,
-		"image_bucket":  &p.config.ImageBucket,
-		"template_zone": &p.config.TemplateZone,
-		"template_name": &p.config.TemplateName,
+		"api_key":              &p.config.APIKey,
+		"api_secret":           &p.config.APISecret,
+		"api_endpoint":         &p.config.APIEndpoint,
+		"sos_endpoint":         &p.config.SOSEndpoint,
+		"image_bucket":         &p.config.ImageBucket,
+		"template_zone":        &p.config.TemplateZone,
+		"template_name":        &p.config.TemplateName,
+		"template_description": &p.config.TemplateDescription,
 	}
 
 	errs := new(packer.MultiError)
diff --git a/website/source/docs/post-processors/exoscale-import.html.md b/website/source/docs/post-processors/exoscale-import.html.md
index ed3cb9f01..defeea078 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/post-processors/exoscale-import.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/post-processors/exoscale-import.html.md
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ Required:
 
 -   `template_name` (string) - The name to be used for registering the template.
 
+-   `template_description` (string) - The description for the registered template.
+
 Optional:
 
 -   `api_endpoint` (string) - The API endpoint used to communicate with the
@@ -55,9 +57,6 @@ Optional:
 -   `template_zone` (string) - The Exoscale [zone](https://www.exoscale.com/datacenters/)
     in which to register the template. Defaults to `ch-gva-2`.
 
--   `template_description` (string) - An optional text description for the
-    registered template.
-
 -   `template_username` (string) - An optional username to be used to log into
     Compute instances using this template.
 
@@ -84,6 +83,7 @@ Here is a basic example:
   "api_secret": "{{user `exoscale_api_secret`}}",
   "image_bucket": "my-templates",
   "template_name": "myapp",
+  "template_description": "myapp v1.2.3",
   "template_username": "admin"
 }
 ```