diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bfb200c..12dcbab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 2.4
+  - `config_py_template` is no longer required to be set if `config.toml` exists
+  - if `config_py_template` is set to an empty string, no `config.py` will be generated
+
 # 2.3
   - new profiles will have a symlink to `$XDG_DATA_HOME/qutebrowser/qtwebengine_dictionaries` and thus have access to any spellchecking dictionaries have been installed for the main qutebrowser profile
   - `qbpm config` now has a `--help` flag
diff --git a/src/qbpm/config.py b/src/qbpm/config.py
index de3d14e..9b36933 100644
--- a/src/qbpm/config.py
+++ b/src/qbpm/config.py
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE = Path(__file__).parent / "config.toml"
 
 @dataclass(kw_only=True)
 class Config:
-    config_py_template: str | None = None
+    config_py_template: str = """
+config.source(r'{source_config_py}')
+
+c.window.title_format += ' ({profile_name})'
+
+config.load_autoconfig()
+"""
     symlink_autoconfig: bool = False
     qutebrowser_config_directory: Path | None = None
     profile_directory: Path = field(default_factory=paths.default_profile_dir)
diff --git a/src/qbpm/profiles.py b/src/qbpm/profiles.py
index 26084a0..3fbb530 100644
--- a/src/qbpm/profiles.py
+++ b/src/qbpm/profiles.py
@@ -127,13 +127,11 @@ def new_profile(
     )
     if not qb_config_dir:
         return False
-    if not config.config_py_template:
-        error("no value for config_py_template in config.toml")
-        return False
     if create_profile(profile, overwrite):
-        create_config(
-            profile, qb_config_dir, config.config_py_template, home_page, overwrite
-        )
+        if config.config_py_template:
+            create_config(
+                profile, qb_config_dir, config.config_py_template, home_page, overwrite
+            )
         if config.symlink_autoconfig:
             link_autoconfig(profile, qb_config_dir, overwrite)
         if config.generate_desktop_file:
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index e3d543b..9a38d13 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def test_from_session_name(tmp_path: Path):
     assert (tmp_path / "test/data/sessions/_autosave.yml").read_text() == ("windows:\n")
 
 
-def test_config_file(tmp_path: Path):
+def test_custom_template(tmp_path: Path):
     environ["QBPM_PROFILE_DIR"] = str(tmp_path)
     (tmp_path / "config.py").touch()
     config_file = tmp_path / "config.toml"
@@ -83,6 +83,35 @@ def test_config_file(tmp_path: Path):
     assert "# Custom template test" in profile_config.read_text()
 
 
+def test_no_template(tmp_path: Path):
+    environ["QBPM_PROFILE_DIR"] = str(tmp_path)
+    (tmp_path / "config.py").touch()
+    config_file = tmp_path / "config.toml"
+    config_file.write_text("application_name = 'qbpm'")
+    result = run("-c", str(config_file), "new", "test")
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    profile_config = tmp_path / "test" / "config" / "config.py"
+    assert str(tmp_path) in profile_config.read_text()
+
+
+def test_autoconfig_only(tmp_path: Path):
+    environ["QBPM_PROFILE_DIR"] = str(tmp_path)
+    (tmp_path / "config.py").touch()
+    config_file = tmp_path / "config.toml"
+    config_file.write_text("""
+    config_py_template = ''
+    symlink_autoconfig = true
+    """)
+    autoconfig_file = tmp_path / "autoconfig.yml"
+    autoconfig_file.touch()
+    result = run("-c", str(config_file), "new", "test")
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    profile_config = tmp_path / "test" / "config" / "config.py"
+    profile_autoconfig = tmp_path / "test" / "config" / "autoconfig.yml"
+    assert not profile_config.exists()
+    assert profile_autoconfig.readlink() == autoconfig_file
+
+
 def test_bad_config_file():
     result = run("-c", "/nonexistent/config.toml", "list")
     assert result.exit_code == 1