diff --git a/docs/howto/sensitive-dotfiles.md b/docs/howto/sensitive-dotfiles.md
index aea420e..a4e03f0 100644
--- a/docs/howto/sensitive-dotfiles.md
+++ b/docs/howto/sensitive-dotfiles.md
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ $ cp <encrypted-version-of-secret> dotfiles/secret
 
 * commit and push the changes
 
+See [transformations](../config-details.md#entry-transformations).
+
 ## Load passphrase from file
 
 Passphrase is retrieved using a script:
@@ -64,3 +66,5 @@ variables:
 trans_read:
   _gpg: "gpg2 --batch --yes --passphrase-file <(cat {{@@ gpg_password_file @@}}) -q --for-your-eyes-only --no-tty -d {0} > {1}"
 ```
+
+See [transformations](../config-details.md#entry-transformations).
diff --git a/dotdrop/dotdrop.py b/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
index 0d0f346..6616578 100644
--- a/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
+++ b/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
@@ -245,6 +245,11 @@ def _dotfile_install(o, dotfile, tmpdir=None):
             if not tmp:
                 return False, dotfile.key, None
             src = tmp
+        # make sure to re-evaluate if is template
+        is_template = dotfile.template and Templategen.is_template(
+            src,
+            ignore=ignores,
+        )
         r, err = inst.install(t, src, dotfile.dst,
                               LinkTypes.NOLINK,
                               actionexec=pre_actions_exec,
diff --git a/tests-ng/notemplate.sh b/tests-ng/notemplate.sh
index 4e5a72c..389f7d7 100755
--- a/tests-ng/notemplate.sh
+++ b/tests-ng/notemplate.sh
@@ -123,11 +123,13 @@ echo "{{@@ header() @@}}" > ${tmps}/dotfiles/fl
 
 # create the normal dotfile
 echo "before" > ${tmps}/dotfiles/fn
-echo "{#@@ should not be stripped @@#}" >> ${tmps}/dotfiles/fn
+echo "{#@@ should be stripped @@#}" >> ${tmps}/dotfiles/fn
 echo "after" >> ${tmps}/dotfiles/fn
 
 # install
+echo "installing"
 cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} install -f --showdiff -c ${cfg} -p p1 -V
+echo "comparing"
 cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} compare -c ${cfg} -p p1 -V
 
 # simple file
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ grep 'header' ${tmpd}/f1 || (echo "header stripped" && exit 1)
 # normal dotfile
 echo "* normal dotfile"
 [ ! -e ${tmpd}/fn ] && echo 'not installed' && exit 1
-grep 'should not be stripped' ${tmpd}/fn && echo "no templated" && exit 1
+grep 'should be stripped' ${tmpd}/fn && echo "not templated" && exit 1
 
 # test backup done
 echo "before" > ${tmps}/dotfiles/f1
diff --git a/tests-ng/transformations-template.sh b/tests-ng/transformations-template.sh
index 4c3bafc..a33f604 100755
--- a/tests-ng/transformations-template.sh
+++ b/tests-ng/transformations-template.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ cat > ${cfg} << _EOF
 trans_read:
   r_echo_abs_src: echo "\$(cat {0}); {{@@ _dotfile_abs_src @@}}" > {1}
   r_echo_var: echo "\$(cat {0}); {{@@ r_var @@}}" > {1}
+  reverse_it: cat {0} | rev > {1}
 trans_write:
   w_echo_key: echo "\$(cat {0}); {{@@ _dotfile_key @@}}" > {1}
   w_echo_var: echo "\$(cat {0}); {{@@ w_var @@}}" > {1}
@@ -85,12 +86,17 @@ dotfiles:
     src: ghi
     trans_read: r_echo_var
     trans_write: w_echo_var
+  f_rev:
+    dst: ${tmpd}/rev
+    src: rev
+    trans_read: reverse_it
 profiles:
   p1:
     dotfiles:
     - f_abc
     - f_def
     - f_ghi
+    - f_rev
 _EOF
 #cat ${cfg}
 
@@ -98,6 +104,7 @@ _EOF
 echo 'abc' > ${tmps}/dotfiles/abc
 echo 'marker' > ${tmps}/dotfiles/def
 echo 'ghi' > ${tmps}/dotfiles/ghi
+echo '{{@@ profile @@}}' | rev > ${tmps}/dotfiles/rev
 
 ###########################
 # test install and compare
@@ -110,11 +117,14 @@ cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} install -f -c ${cfg} -p p1 -b -V
 [ ! -e ${tmpd}/def ] && exit 1
 [ ! -e ${tmpd}/abc ] && exit 1
 [ ! -e ${tmpd}/ghi ] && exit 1
+[ ! -e ${tmpd}/rev ] && exit 1
 grep marker ${tmpd}/def
 cat ${tmpd}/abc
 grep "^abc; ${tmps}/dotfiles/abc$" ${tmpd}/abc
 cat ${tmpd}/ghi
 grep "^ghi; readvar$" ${tmpd}/ghi
+cat ${tmpd}/rev
+grep "^p1$" ${tmpd}/rev
 
 ###########################
 # test update
@@ -127,6 +137,7 @@ cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} update -f -k -c ${cfg} -p p1 -b -V
 [ ! -e ${tmps}/dotfiles/def ] && exit 1
 [ ! -e ${tmps}/dotfiles/abc ] && exit 1
 [ ! -e ${tmps}/dotfiles/ghi ] && exit 1
+[ ! -e ${tmps}/dotfiles/rev ] && exit 1
 grep marker ${tmps}/dotfiles/def
 cat ${tmps}/dotfiles/abc
 grep "^abc; ${tmps}/dotfiles/abc; f_abc$" ${tmps}/dotfiles/abc