diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Protocols/TemplateProtocol.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Protocols/TemplateProtocol.swift
index 04280042..4e6d5d32 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Protocols/TemplateProtocol.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Protocols/TemplateProtocol.swift
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ public protocol TemplateProtocol: AnyObject {
 }
 
 public extension TemplateProtocol where Self: ViewController {
+    
     func parseTemplate(json: [AnyHashable: Any]?) throws {
         guard let pageJSON = json else { return }
         let data = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: pageJSON)
         let decoder = JSONDecoder()
         try decoder.add(delegateObject: delegateObjectIVar)
-        let templateModel = try decoder.decode(TemplateModel.self, from: data)
-        self.templateModel = templateModel
+        let templateModel = try decodeTemplate(using: decoder, from: data)
+        self.templateModel = templateModel as? TemplateModel
         self.pageModel = templateModel as? MVMControllerModelProtocol
     }
+    
 }
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/ViewController.swift b/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/ViewController.swift
index 6e1b35ff..df604d82 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/ViewController.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/ViewController.swift
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ 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),
             !modulesRequired.isEmpty else { return true }