diff --git a/src/Console/MetaCommand.php b/src/Console/MetaCommand.php
index cccc0f5..7e83cda 100644
--- a/src/Console/MetaCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/MetaCommand.php
@@ -251,12 +251,16 @@ class MetaCommand extends Command
      */
     protected function loadTemplate($name)
     {
-        if (!isset($this->templates[$name])) {
+        if (!isset($this->templateCache[$name])) {
             $file =  __DIR__ . '/../../php-templates/' . basename($name) . '.php';
-            $this->templates[$name] = $this->files->requireOnce($file);
+            $value = $this->files->requireOnce($file) ?: [];
+            if (!$value instanceof Collection) {
+                $value = collect($value);
+            }
+            $this->templateCache[$name] = $value;
         }
 
-        return $this->templates[$name];
+        return $this->templateCache[$name];
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Console/MetaCommand/MetaCommandTest.php b/tests/Console/MetaCommand/MetaCommandTest.php
index fad391e..116f7ae 100644
--- a/tests/Console/MetaCommand/MetaCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/Console/MetaCommand/MetaCommandTest.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class MetaCommandTest extends TestCase
 
         $mockFileSystem
             ->shouldReceive('getRequire')
-            ->andReturnUsing(function ($__path, $__data) {
+            ->andReturnUsing(function ($__path, $__data = []) {
                 return (static function () use ($__path, $__data) {
                     extract($__data, EXTR_SKIP);
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class MetaCommandTest extends TestCase
 
         $mockFileSystem
             ->shouldReceive('getRequire')
-            ->andReturnUsing(function ($__path, $__data) {
+            ->andReturnUsing(function ($__path, $__data = []) {
                 return (static function () use ($__path, $__data) {
                     extract($__data, EXTR_SKIP);