diff --git a/apps/api/src/app/template/template.controller.ts b/apps/api/src/app/template/template.controller.ts
index d493ae3b4..627aa0086 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app/template/template.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app/template/template.controller.ts
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ export class TemplateController {
   async updateCustomizationRequest(
     @Param('templateId', ValidateMongoId) templateId: string,
     @Body() body: UpdateCustomizationRequestDto
-  ): Promise<CustomizationResponseDto> {
+  ) {
     return this.updateCustomization.execute(templateId, body);
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/api/src/app/template/usecases/update-customization/update-customization.usecase.ts b/apps/api/src/app/template/usecases/update-customization/update-customization.usecase.ts
index 7f0b45373..bf0f1b391 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app/template/usecases/update-customization/update-customization.usecase.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app/template/usecases/update-customization/update-customization.usecase.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export class UpdateCustomization {
       }
     }
 
-    const customizationResult = await this.customizationRepository.findOneAndUpdate(
+    let customizationResult = await this.customizationRepository.findOneAndUpdate(
       {
         _templateId,
       },
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ export class UpdateCustomization {
       { upsert: true }
     );
 
+    if (!customizationResult) customizationResult = await this.customizationRepository.findOne({ _templateId });
+
     return Object.assign(customizationResult, customizationUpdateData);
   }