diff --git a/packages/whatsapp.gblib/services/WhatsappDirectLine.ts b/packages/whatsapp.gblib/services/WhatsappDirectLine.ts
index 75ca6859..e09526cb 100644
--- a/packages/whatsapp.gblib/services/WhatsappDirectLine.ts
+++ b/packages/whatsapp.gblib/services/WhatsappDirectLine.ts
@@ -834,9 +834,11 @@ export class WhatsappDirectLine extends GBService {
   // Function to create or update a template using WhatsApp Business API
 
   public async createOrUpdateTemplate(min: GBMinInstance, template, text) {
+    template = template.replace('.docx', '');
     template = template.replace(/\-/gi, '_');
     template = template.replace(/\./gi, '_');
 
+
     // Determine if media is image or video
     let isMedia =
       text.toLowerCase().endsWith('.jpg') ||