diff --git a/WENI-CHANGELOG.md b/WENI-CHANGELOG.md
index 6ecddb357..153353243 100644
--- a/WENI-CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/WENI-CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1.49.2
+----------
+ * Fix template field to save null when empty
+
 1.49.1
 ----------
  * Send created_on on wenichats message forward
diff --git a/core/models/msgs.go b/core/models/msgs.go
index 2f78f117e..e71379d88 100644
--- a/core/models/msgs.go
+++ b/core/models/msgs.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ type Msg struct {
 		URNAuth              null.String        `db:"urn_auth"        json:"urn_auth,omitempty"`
 		OrgID                OrgID              `db:"org_id"          json:"org_id"`
 		TopupID              TopupID            `db:"topup_id"        json:"-"`
-		Template             string             `db:"template"        json:"template"`
+		Template             null.String        `db:"template"        json:"template"`
 
 		SessionID     SessionID     `json:"session_id,omitempty"`
 		SessionStatus SessionStatus `json:"session_status,omitempty"`
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (m *Msg) TopupID() TopupID                 { return m.m.TopupID }
 func (m *Msg) ContactID() ContactID             { return m.m.ContactID }
 func (m *Msg) ContactURNID() *URNID             { return m.m.ContactURNID }
 func (m *Msg) IsResend() bool                   { return m.m.IsResend }
-func (m *Msg) Template() string                 { return m.m.Template }
+func (m *Msg) Template() null.String            { return m.m.Template }
 
 func (m *Msg) SetTopup(topupID TopupID) { m.m.TopupID = topupID }
 
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ func newOutgoingMsg(rt *runtime.Runtime, org *Org, channel *Channel, contactID C
 	m.OrgID = org.ID()
 	m.TopupID = NilTopupID
 	m.CreatedOn = createdOn
+	m.Template = null.NullString
 
 	msg.SetChannel(channel)
 	msg.SetURN(out.URN())
@@ -436,7 +437,7 @@ func newOutgoingMsg(rt *runtime.Runtime, org *Org, channel *Channel, contactID C
 		}
 		if out.Templating() != nil {
 			metadata["templating"] = out.Templating()
-			m.Template = out.Templating().Template().Name
+			m.Template = null.String(out.Templating().Template().Name)
 		}
 		if out.Topic() != flows.NilMsgTopic {
 			metadata["topic"] = string(out.Topic())
@@ -661,7 +662,7 @@ func newOutgoingMsgWpp(rt *runtime.Runtime, org *Org, channel *Channel, contactI
 		}
 		if msgWpp.Templating() != nil {
 			metadata["templating"] = msgWpp.Templating()
-			m.Template = msgWpp.Templating().Template().Name
+			m.Template = null.String(msgWpp.Templating().Template().Name)
 		}
 
 		m.Metadata = null.NewMap(metadata)
diff --git a/core/models/msgs_test.go b/core/models/msgs_test.go
index 7019eddae..5890722b3 100644
--- a/core/models/msgs_test.go
+++ b/core/models/msgs_test.go
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func TestMarshalMsg(t *testing.T) {
 		"session_id": %d,
 		"session_status": "W",
 		"status": "Q",
-		"template": "",
+		"template": null,
 		"text": "Hi there",
 		"tps_cost": 2,
 		"urn": "tel:+250700000001?id=10000",
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ func TestMarshalMsg(t *testing.T) {
 		"session_id": %d,
 		"session_status": "W",
 		"status": "Q",
-		"template": "",
+		"template": null,
 		"text": "Hi there",
 		"tps_cost": 1,
 		"urn": "tel:+250700000001?id=10000",