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diff --git a/‎cli/create.go
Lines changed: 2 additions & 2 deletions b/‎cli/create.go
Lines changed: 2 additions & 2 deletions
diff --git a/‎cli/list.go
Lines changed: 2 additions & 1 deletion b/‎cli/list.go
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diff --git a/‎cli/start.go
Lines changed: 2 additions & 2 deletions b/‎cli/start.go
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diff --git a/‎coderd/apidoc/docs.go
Lines changed: 32 additions & 18 deletions b/‎coderd/apidoc/docs.go
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diff --git a/‎coderd/apidoc/swagger.json
Lines changed: 32 additions & 18 deletions b/‎coderd/apidoc/swagger.json
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diff --git a/‎codersdk/workspaces.go
Lines changed: 16 additions & 0 deletions b/‎codersdk/workspaces.go
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@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ func (r *RootCmd) create() *clibase.Cmd {
 					return xerrors.Errorf("get source workspace: %w", err)
 				}
 
-				_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(inv.Stdout, "Coder will use the same template %q as the source workspace.\n", sourceWorkspace.TemplateName)
-				templateName = sourceWorkspace.TemplateName
+				_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(inv.Stdout, "Coder will use the same template %q as the source workspace.\n", sourceWorkspace.SafeTemplate().Name)
+				templateName = sourceWorkspace.SafeTemplate().Name
 			}
 
 			var template codersdk.Template
 
@@ -52,11 +52,12 @@ func workspaceListRowFromWorkspace(now time.Time, workspace codersdk.Workspace)
 		favIco = "★"
 	}
 	workspaceName := favIco + " " + workspace.OwnerName + "/" + workspace.Name
+
 	return workspaceListRow{
 		Favorite:       workspace.Favorite,
 		Workspace:      workspace,
 		WorkspaceName:  workspaceName,
-		Template:       workspace.TemplateName,
+		Template:       workspace.SafeTemplate().Name,
 		Status:         status,
 		Healthy:        healthy,
 		LastBuilt:      durationDisplay(lastBuilt),
 
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ func (r *RootCmd) start() *clibase.Cmd {
 func buildWorkspaceStartRequest(inv *clibase.Invocation, client *codersdk.Client, workspace codersdk.Workspace, parameterFlags workspaceParameterFlags, action WorkspaceCLIAction) (codersdk.CreateWorkspaceBuildRequest, error) {
 	version := workspace.LatestBuild.TemplateVersionID
 
-	if workspace.AutomaticUpdates == codersdk.AutomaticUpdatesAlways || action == WorkspaceUpdate {
-		version = workspace.TemplateActiveVersionID
+	if (workspace.AutomaticUpdates == codersdk.AutomaticUpdatesAlways || action == WorkspaceUpdate) && workspace.Template != nil {
+		version = workspace.Template.ActiveVersionID
 		if version != workspace.LatestBuild.TemplateVersionID {
 			action = WorkspaceUpdate
 		}
 
@@ -62,6 +62,22 @@ type Workspace struct {
 	Favorite         bool             `json:"favorite"`
 }
 
+// SafeTemplate returns some sane value if the template is nil.
+// This can happen if the caller cannot read the template.
+func (w Workspace) SafeTemplate() WorkspaceTemplateInfo {
+	if w.Template != nil {
+		return *w.Template
+	}
+	return WorkspaceTemplateInfo{
+		Name:                         "<forbidden>",
+		DisplayName:                  "<forbidden>",
+		Icon:                         "",
+		AllowUserCancelWorkspaceJobs: false,
+		ActiveVersionID:              uuid.Nil,
+		RequireActiveVersion:         false,
+	}
+}
+
 // WorkspaceTemplateInfo is a subset of Template fields for a workspace.
 type WorkspaceTemplateInfo struct {
 	Name                         string    `json:"name"`
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ func (r RootCmd) create() clibase.Cmd {`
`89`	`89`	`return xerrors.Errorf("get source workspace: %w", err)`
`90`	`90`	`}`
`91`	`91`
`92`		`- _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(inv.Stdout, "Coder will use the same template %q as the source workspace.\n", sourceWorkspace.TemplateName)`
`93`		`- templateName = sourceWorkspace.TemplateName`
	`92`	`+ _, _ = fmt.Fprintf(inv.Stdout, "Coder will use the same template %q as the source workspace.\n", sourceWorkspace.SafeTemplate().Name)`
	`93`	`+ templateName = sourceWorkspace.SafeTemplate().Name`
`94`	`94`	`}`
`95`	`95`
`96`	`96`	`var template codersdk.Template`