diff --git a/template/src/features/counter/Counter.test.tsx b/template/src/features/counter/Counter.test.tsx
index eb1977f..7d0ca78 100644
--- a/template/src/features/counter/Counter.test.tsx
+++ b/template/src/features/counter/Counter.test.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 import { screen, fireEvent, wait } from "@testing-library/react";
 import Counter from "./Counter";
 import React from "react";
-import counterReducer, {
-  increment,
-  decrement,
-  fetchValueStart,
-  fetchValueSuccess,
-  fetchValueError
-} from "./CounterSlice";
+import counterReducer, { increment, decrement } from "./CounterSlice";
 import { renderWithRedux, rootInitialState } from "utils/test-helpers";
 import axios from "axios";
+import { fetchInitial } from "./CounterSlice";
 
 jest.mock("axios");
 const mockedAxios = axios as jest.Mocked<typeof axios>;
@@ -63,10 +58,9 @@ describe("<Counter />", () => {
     // https://github.com/testing-library/react-testing-library#complex-example
     await wait(() => null, { timeout: 500 });
 
-    expect(mockStore.getActions()).toEqual([
-      { type: fetchValueStart.type, payload: undefined },
-      { type: fetchValueSuccess.type, payload: name.length }
-    ]);
+    expect(mockStore.getActions()[0].type).toEqual(fetchInitial.pending.type);
+    expect(mockStore.getActions()[1].type).toEqual(fetchInitial.fulfilled.type);
+    expect(mockStore.getActions()[1].payload).toEqual(name.length);
   });
 
   test("slow fetch error", async () => {
@@ -82,10 +76,9 @@ describe("<Counter />", () => {
     // https://github.com/testing-library/react-testing-library#complex-example
     await wait(() => null, { timeout: 500 });
 
-    expect(mockStore.getActions()).toEqual([
-      { type: fetchValueStart.type, payload: undefined },
-      { type: fetchValueError.type, payload: "Something went wrong." }
-    ]);
+    expect(mockStore.getActions()[0].type).toEqual(fetchInitial.pending.type);
+    expect(mockStore.getActions()[1].type).toEqual(fetchInitial.rejected.type);
+    expect(mockStore.getActions()[1].payload).toEqual("Something went wrong.");
   });
 });
 
@@ -94,7 +87,7 @@ describe("CounterSlice", () => {
     expect(
       counterReducer(
         { ...rootInitialState.counter, loading: false },
-        fetchValueStart
+        fetchInitial.pending
       )
     ).toEqual({ ...rootInitialState.counter, loading: true });
   });
@@ -103,7 +96,7 @@ describe("CounterSlice", () => {
     expect(
       counterReducer(
         { ...rootInitialState.counter, loading: true },
-        { type: fetchValueSuccess, payload: 100 }
+        { type: fetchInitial.fulfilled.type, payload: 100 }
       )
     ).toEqual({ ...rootInitialState.counter, loading: false, value: 100 });
   });
@@ -112,7 +105,7 @@ describe("CounterSlice", () => {
     expect(
       counterReducer(
         { ...rootInitialState.counter, loading: true },
-        { type: fetchValueError, payload: "Some error message." }
+        { type: fetchInitial.rejected, payload: "Some error message." }
       )
     ).toEqual({
       ...rootInitialState.counter,
diff --git a/template/src/features/counter/Counter.tsx b/template/src/features/counter/Counter.tsx
index 8d10fbe..5c18820 100644
--- a/template/src/features/counter/Counter.tsx
+++ b/template/src/features/counter/Counter.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from "react-redux";
 import styles from "./Counter.module.scss";
-import { increment, decrement } from "./CounterSlice";
-import { fetchInitialValue } from "./CounterActions";
+import { increment, decrement, fetchInitial } from "./CounterSlice";
 import { RootState } from "store";
 
 const Counter: React.FC = () => {
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ const Counter: React.FC = () => {
       <button
         className={styles.button}
         aria-label="Slow fetch"
-        onClick={() => dispatch(fetchInitialValue())}
+        onClick={() => dispatch(fetchInitial())}
         disabled={loading}
       >
         Slow fetch
diff --git a/template/src/features/counter/CounterActions.tsx b/template/src/features/counter/CounterActions.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 89b21c3..0000000
--- a/template/src/features/counter/CounterActions.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import { AppDispatch, AppThunk } from "../../store";
-import {
-  fetchValueStart,
-  fetchValueSuccess,
-  fetchValueError
-} from "./CounterSlice";
-import axios from "axios";
-
-export const sleep = (t = Math.random() * 200 + 300) =>
-  new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, t));
-
-export const fetchInitialValue = (): AppThunk => async (
-  dispatch: AppDispatch
-) => {
-  dispatch(fetchValueStart());
-  try {
-    // For demo purpose let's say out value is the length
-    // of project name in manifest and the api call is slow
-    await sleep();
-    const response = await axios.get("/manifest.json");
-    const value = response.data.name.length;
-    dispatch(fetchValueSuccess(value));
-  } catch (e) {
-    dispatch(fetchValueError("Something went wrong."));
-  }
-};
diff --git a/template/src/features/counter/CounterSlice.tsx b/template/src/features/counter/CounterSlice.tsx
index 76d3352..fd0c2df 100644
--- a/template/src/features/counter/CounterSlice.tsx
+++ b/template/src/features/counter/CounterSlice.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-import { createSlice, PayloadAction } from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
+import { createSlice, createAsyncThunk } from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
+import axios from "axios";
+
+const sleep = (t = Math.random() * 200 + 300) =>
+  new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, t));
 
 interface InitialState {
   value: number;
@@ -12,36 +16,47 @@ export const initialState: InitialState = {
   error: null
 };
 
+export const fetchInitial = createAsyncThunk(
+  "counter/fetchInitial",
+  async (_, { rejectWithValue }) => {
+    try {
+      // For demo purpose let's say out value is the length
+      // of the project name in manifest and the api call is slow
+      await sleep();
+      const response = await axios.get("/manifest.json");
+      return response.data.name.length;
+    } catch (err) {
+      return rejectWithValue("Something went wrong.");
+    }
+  }
+);
+
 export const slice = createSlice({
   name: "counter",
   initialState,
   reducers: {
-    fetchValueStart: state => {
+    increment: state => {
+      state.value += 1;
+    },
+    decrement: state => {
+      state.value -= 1;
+    }
+  },
+  extraReducers: {
+    [fetchInitial.pending.type]: state => {
       state.loading = true;
     },
-    fetchValueSuccess: (state, action: PayloadAction<number>) => {
+    [fetchInitial.fulfilled.type]: (state, action) => {
       state.value = action.payload;
       state.loading = false;
     },
-    fetchValueError: (state, action: PayloadAction<string>) => {
+    [fetchInitial.rejected.type]: (state, action) => {
       state.error = action.payload;
       state.loading = false;
-    },
-    increment: state => {
-      state.value += 1;
-    },
-    decrement: state => {
-      state.value -= 1;
     }
   }
 });
 
-export const {
-  fetchValueStart,
-  fetchValueSuccess,
-  fetchValueError,
-  increment,
-  decrement
-} = slice.actions;
+export const { increment, decrement } = slice.actions;
 
 export default slice.reducer;