diff --git a/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v0/Conversion.scala b/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v0/Conversion.scala
index 61604873b2..dca9c471f1 100644
--- a/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v0/Conversion.scala
+++ b/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v0/Conversion.scala
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ object Conversion {
       InputCase(
         title = caseTemplate.titlePrefix.getOrElse("") + inputCase.title,
         description = inputCase.description,
-        severity = caseTemplate.severity orElse inputCase.severity,
+        severity = inputCase.severity orElse caseTemplate.severity,
         startDate = inputCase.startDate,
         endDate = inputCase.endDate,
         tags = inputCase.tags,
diff --git a/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v1/Conversion.scala b/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v1/Conversion.scala
index 6282e36240..f003e91233 100644
--- a/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v1/Conversion.scala
+++ b/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v1/Conversion.scala
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ object Conversion {
       InputCase(
         title = caseTemplate.titlePrefix.getOrElse("") + inputCase.title,
         description = inputCase.description,
-        severity = caseTemplate.severity orElse inputCase.severity,
+        severity = inputCase.severity orElse caseTemplate.severity,
         startDate = inputCase.startDate,
         endDate = inputCase.endDate,
         tags = inputCase.tags,