diff --git a/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/templates/entities/OrderLineTemplate.java b/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/templates/entities/OrderLineTemplate.java
index 277e2e351..1f565b84d 100644
--- a/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/templates/entities/OrderLineTemplate.java
+++ b/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/templates/entities/OrderLineTemplate.java
@@ -36,13 +36,17 @@ import org.navalplanner.business.orders.entities.OrderLineGroup;
 public class OrderLineTemplate extends OrderElementTemplate {
 
     public static OrderLineTemplate create(OrderLine orderLine) {
-        return create(new OrderLineTemplate(), orderLine);
+        OrderLineTemplate beingBuilt = new OrderLineTemplate();
+        beingBuilt.workHours = orderLine.getWorkHours();
+        return create(beingBuilt, orderLine);
     }
 
     public static OrderLineTemplate createNew() {
         return createNew(new OrderLineTemplate());
     }
 
+    private Integer workHours;
+
     @Override
     public List<OrderElementTemplate> getChildrenTemplates() {
         return Collections.emptyList();
@@ -72,12 +76,14 @@ public class OrderLineTemplate extends OrderElementTemplate {
 
     @Override
     public OrderLine createElement() {
-        return setupElementParts(OrderLine.create());
+        return setupElementParts(OrderLine
+                .createOrderLineWithUnfixedPercentage(getWorkHours()));
     }
 
     @Override
     public OrderElement createElement(OrderLineGroup parent) {
-        OrderLine line = OrderLine.create();
+        OrderLine line = OrderLine
+                .createOrderLineWithUnfixedPercentage(getWorkHours());
         parent.add(line);
         return setupElementParts(line);
     }
@@ -87,4 +93,11 @@ public class OrderLineTemplate extends OrderElementTemplate {
         return _("Line");
     }
 
+    public int getWorkHours() {
+        if (workHours == null) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        return workHours;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/navalplanner-business/src/main/resources/org/navalplanner/business/templates/entities/Templates.hbm.xml b/navalplanner-business/src/main/resources/org/navalplanner/business/templates/entities/Templates.hbm.xml
index 32052d812..c746fc3db 100644
--- a/navalplanner-business/src/main/resources/org/navalplanner/business/templates/entities/Templates.hbm.xml
+++ b/navalplanner-business/src/main/resources/org/navalplanner/business/templates/entities/Templates.hbm.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 
         <joined-subclass name="OrderLineTemplate">
             <key column="ORDER_LINE_TEMPLATE_ID"></key>
+            <property name="workHours" />
         </joined-subclass>
     </class>