diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Protocols/TemplateProtocol.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Protocols/TemplateProtocol.swift
index 4e6d5d32..699c217c 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Protocols/TemplateProtocol.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Protocols/TemplateProtocol.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ public protocol TemplateProtocol: AnyObject {
     var templateModel: TemplateModel? { get set }
 }
 
+public protocol CustomTemplateDecoder {
+    func decodeTemplate(using decoder: JSONDecoder, from data: Data) throws -> TemplateModelProtocol
+}
+
 public extension TemplateProtocol where Self: ViewController {
     
     func parseTemplate(json: [AnyHashable: Any]?) throws {
@@ -20,8 +24,13 @@ public extension TemplateProtocol where Self: ViewController {
         let data = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: pageJSON)
         let decoder = JSONDecoder()
         try decoder.add(delegateObject: delegateObjectIVar)
-        let templateModel = try decodeTemplate(using: decoder, from: data)
-        self.templateModel = templateModel as? TemplateModel
+        let templateModel: TemplateModel
+        if let customDecoder = self as? CustomTemplateDecoder {
+            templateModel = try customDecoder.decodeTemplate(using: decoder, from: data) as! Self.TemplateModel
+        } else {
+            templateModel = try decoder.decode(TemplateModel.self, from: data)
+        }
+        self.templateModel = templateModel
         self.pageModel = templateModel as? MVMControllerModelProtocol
     }
     
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/ViewController.swift b/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/ViewController.swift
index df604d82..bd8c66f9 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/ViewController.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/ViewController.swift
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@ import UIKit
     
     open func parsePageJSON() throws {
     }
-
-    open func decodeTemplate(using decoder: JSONDecoder, from data: Data) throws -> TemplateModel {
-        return try decoder.decode(TemplateModel.self, from: data)
-    }
     
     open class func verifyRequiredModulesLoaded(for loadObject: MVMCoreLoadObject?, error: AutoreleasingUnsafeMutablePointer<MVMCoreErrorObject>) -> Bool {
         guard let pageType = loadObject?.pageType, var modulesRequired = MVMCoreUIViewControllerMappingObject.shared()?.modulesRequired(forPageType: pageType),