diff --git a/state-manager/app/models/graph_models.py b/state-manager/app/models/graph_models.py
index a4617e92..d7ce5e36 100644
--- a/state-manager/app/models/graph_models.py
+++ b/state-manager/app/models/graph_models.py
@@ -6,14 +6,10 @@
 
 
 class UpsertGraphTemplateRequest(BaseModel):
-    name: str = Field(..., description="The name of the graph template")
-    namespace: str = Field(..., description="The namespace where the graph template will be stored")
     nodes: List[NodeTemplate] = Field(..., description="List of node templates that define the graph structure")
 
 
 class UpsertGraphTemplateResponse(BaseModel):
-    name: str = Field(..., description="The name of the graph template")
-    namespace: str = Field(..., description="The namespace where the graph template is stored")
     nodes: List[NodeTemplate] = Field(..., description="List of node templates that define the graph structure")
     created_at: datetime = Field(..., description="Timestamp when the graph template was created")
     updated_at: datetime = Field(..., description="Timestamp when the graph template was last updated")
diff --git a/state-manager/app/routes.py b/state-manager/app/routes.py
index 3f77ae79..dc799f0b 100644
--- a/state-manager/app/routes.py
+++ b/state-manager/app/routes.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ async def errored_state_route(namespace_name: str, state_id: str, body: ErroredR
 @router.put(
     "/graph-templates/{graph_name}",
     response_model=UpsertGraphTemplateResponse,
-    status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK,
+    status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED,
     response_description="Graph template upserted successfully"
 )   
 async def upsert_graph_template(namespace_name: str, graph_name: str, body: UpsertGraphTemplateRequest, request: Request, api_key: str = Depends(check_api_key)):