diff --git a/llama_stack/templates/cerebras/cerebras.py b/llama_stack/templates/cerebras/cerebras.py
index 17fc26632..78b5408a4 100644
--- a/llama_stack/templates/cerebras/cerebras.py
+++ b/llama_stack/templates/cerebras/cerebras.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from llama_stack.distribution.datatypes import (
 from llama_stack.providers.inline.inference.sentence_transformers import (
     SentenceTransformersInferenceConfig,
 )
+from llama_stack.providers.inline.memory.faiss.config import FaissImplConfig
 from llama_stack.providers.remote.inference.cerebras import CerebrasImplConfig
 from llama_stack.providers.remote.inference.cerebras.cerebras import model_aliases
 from llama_stack.templates.template import DistributionTemplate, RunConfigSettings
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ def get_distribution_template() -> DistributionTemplate:
         ],
     }
 
+    name = "cerebras"
     inference_provider = Provider(
         provider_id="cerebras",
         provider_type="remote::cerebras",
@@ -71,6 +73,11 @@ def get_distribution_template() -> DistributionTemplate:
             "embedding_dimension": 384,
         },
     )
+    memory_provider = Provider(
+        provider_id="faiss",
+        provider_type="inline::faiss",
+        config=FaissImplConfig.sample_run_config(f"distributions/{name}"),
+    )
     default_tool_groups = [
         ToolGroupInput(
             toolgroup_id="builtin::websearch",
@@ -98,6 +105,7 @@ def get_distribution_template() -> DistributionTemplate:
             "run.yaml": RunConfigSettings(
                 provider_overrides={
                     "inference": [inference_provider, embedding_provider],
+                    "memory": [memory_provider],
                 },
                 default_models=default_models + [embedding_model],
                 default_shields=[ShieldInput(shield_id="meta-llama/Llama-Guard-3-8B")],