diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/flowframework/model/Template.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/flowframework/model/Template.java
index 7d08ef240..70e640949 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/flowframework/model/Template.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/flowframework/model/Template.java
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ public static Template parseFromDocumentSource(String documentSource) throws IOE
             }
         }
         if (name == null) {
-            throw new IOException("An template object requires a name.");
+            throw new IOException("A template object requires a name.");
         }
 
         return new Template(
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ public static Template parse(XContentParser parser) throws IOException {
             }
         }
         if (name == null) {
-            throw new IOException("An template object requires a name.");
+            throw new IOException("A template object requires a name.");
         }
 
         return new Template(