diff --git a/lib/templates/aastex.lyx b/lib/templates/aastex.lyx
index 45df73395c..e83eb12bb9 100644
--- a/lib/templates/aastex.lyx
+++ b/lib/templates/aastex.lyx
@@ -290,6 +290,12 @@ apj
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset Float figure
+wide false
+sideways false
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
 \begin_inset Caption FigCaption
 
 \begin_layout Plain Layout
@@ -306,6 +312,11 @@ This is the first figure.
 \end_inset
 
 
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
 \end_layout
 
 \end_body