diff --git a/dotdrop/templategen.py b/dotdrop/templategen.py
index 8d5fb14..a131961 100644
--- a/dotdrop/templategen.py
+++ b/dotdrop/templategen.py
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ class Templategen:
             data = f.read()
         return data.decode('utf-8', 'replace')
 
-    def get_marker():
-        """return identifier for template dotfile"""
-        return BLOCK_START
+    def is_template(path):
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            return False
+        with open(path, 'r') as f:
+            data = f.read()
+        markers = [BLOCK_START, VAR_START, COMMENT_START]
+        for marker in markers:
+            if marker in data:
+                return True
+        return False
diff --git a/dotdrop/updater.py b/dotdrop/updater.py
index 57c02c4..3dcd57d 100644
--- a/dotdrop/updater.py
+++ b/dotdrop/updater.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Updater:
         return self._handle_file(left, right)
 
     def _is_template(self, path):
-        if Templategen.get_marker() not in open(path, 'r').read():
+        if not Templategen.is_template(path):
             return False
         self.log.warn('{} uses template, update manually'.format(path))
         return True