diff --git a/TUTORIAL.md b/TUTORIAL.md
index 9b3ac22c..f1852898 100644
--- a/TUTORIAL.md
+++ b/TUTORIAL.md
@@ -301,6 +301,21 @@ options and their defaults are:
   different fields, you can supply a list here. The extraction will
   fail if not all fields are matched.
 
+### Priority
+
+In case of multiple templates matching single invoice the one with the
+highest priority will be used. Default `priority` value (assigned if
+missing) is 5.
+
+This property needs to be specified only when designing some generic or
+very specific templates.
+
+Suggested values:
+
+- 0-4: accounting/invoice software specific template
+- 5: company specific template
+- 6-10: company department/unit specific template
+
 ### Example of template using most options
 
     issuer: Free Mobile
diff --git a/src/invoice2data/extract/loader.py b/src/invoice2data/extract/loader.py
index 95418b49..f8ad030d 100644
--- a/src/invoice2data/extract/loader.py
+++ b/src/invoice2data/extract/loader.py
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ def read_templates(folder=None):
                 elif type(tpl["exclude_keywords"]) is not list:
                     tpl["exclude_keywords"] = [tpl["exclude_keywords"]]
 
+                if 'priority' not in tpl.keys():
+                    tpl['priority'] = 5
+
                 output.append(InvoiceTemplate(tpl))
 
     logger.info("Loaded %d templates from %s", len(output), folder)
diff --git a/src/invoice2data/main.py b/src/invoice2data/main.py
index c322b179..f750975a 100644
--- a/src/invoice2data/main.py
+++ b/src/invoice2data/main.py
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ def extract_data(invoicefile, templates=None, input_module=None):
      'currency': 'INR', 'desc': 'Invoice IBZY2087 from OYO'}
 
     """
-    if templates is None:
-        templates = read_templates()
-
-    # print(templates[0])
 
     if input_module is None:
         if invoicefile.lower().endswith('.txt'):
@@ -98,18 +94,18 @@ def extract_data(invoicefile, templates=None, input_module=None):
     logger.debug("START pdftotext result ===========================\n" + extracted_str)
     logger.debug("END pdftotext result =============================")
 
-    for t in templates:
-        optimized_str = t.prepare_input(extracted_str)
-
-        if t.matches_input(optimized_str):
-            logger.info("Using %s template", t["template_name"])
-            # Call extract with entire text and the invoicefile path
-            # The path is used if an area is called as a field option
-            return t.extract(optimized_str, invoicefile, input_module)
-
-    logger.error("No template for %s", invoicefile)
-    return False
+    if templates is None:
+        templates = read_templates()
+    templates = filter(lambda t: t.matches_input(t.prepare_input(extracted_str)), templates)
+    templates = sorted(templates, key=lambda k: k['priority'], reverse=True)
+    if not templates:
+        logger.error("No template for %s", invoicefile)
+        return False
 
+    t = templates[0]
+    logger.info("Using %s template", t["template_name"])
+    optimized_str = t.prepare_input(extracted_str)
+    return t.extract(optimized_str, invoicefile, input_module)
 
 def create_parser():
     """Returns argument parser """