diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Abstraction/Messaging/Models/RichContent/Template/GenericTemplateMessage.cs b/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Abstraction/Messaging/Models/RichContent/Template/GenericTemplateMessage.cs
index 5ec4a99a..c86bca59 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Abstraction/Messaging/Models/RichContent/Template/GenericTemplateMessage.cs
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Abstraction/Messaging/Models/RichContent/Template/GenericTemplateMessage.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public class GenericTemplateMessage<T> : IRichMessage, ITemplateMessage
     public string Text { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 
     [JsonPropertyName("template_type")]
-    public string TemplateType => TemplateTypeEnum.Generic;
+    public virtual string TemplateType { get; set; } = TemplateTypeEnum.Generic;
 
     [JsonPropertyName("elements")]
     public List<T> Elements { get; set; } = new List<T>();