diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/controllers/ce/ApplicationTemplateControllerCE.java b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/controllers/ce/ApplicationTemplateControllerCE.java
index 105e54adfc..9e9ad013e9 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/controllers/ce/ApplicationTemplateControllerCE.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/controllers/ce/ApplicationTemplateControllerCE.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class ApplicationTemplateControllerCE {
     }
 
     @PostMapping("{templateId}/merge/{applicationId}/{organizationId}")
-    public Mono<ResponseDTO<Application>> mergeTemplateWithApplication(@PathVariable String templateId,
+    public Mono<ResponseDTO<ApplicationImportDTO>> mergeTemplateWithApplication(@PathVariable String templateId,
                                                                        @PathVariable String applicationId,
                                                                        @PathVariable String organizationId,
                                                                        @RequestHeader(name = FieldName.BRANCH_NAME, required = false) String branchName,
diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/services/ce/ApplicationTemplateServiceCE.java b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/services/ce/ApplicationTemplateServiceCE.java
index f1e76f7147..ac1cac12e2 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/services/ce/ApplicationTemplateServiceCE.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/services/ce/ApplicationTemplateServiceCE.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.appsmith.server.services.ce;
 
-import com.appsmith.server.domains.Application;
 import com.appsmith.server.dtos.ApplicationImportDTO;
 import com.appsmith.server.dtos.ApplicationTemplate;
 import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ public interface ApplicationTemplateServiceCE {
 
     Mono<ApplicationImportDTO> importApplicationFromTemplate(String templateId, String workspaceId);
 
-    Mono<Application> mergeTemplateWithApplication(String templateId, String applicationId, String workspaceId, String branchName, List<String> pagesToImport);
+    Mono<ApplicationImportDTO> mergeTemplateWithApplication(String templateId, String applicationId, String workspaceId, String branchName, List<String> pagesToImport);
 
     Mono<ApplicationTemplate> getFilters();
 }
diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/services/ce/ApplicationTemplateServiceCEImpl.java b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/services/ce/ApplicationTemplateServiceCEImpl.java
index 6a93fc9823..9a42773326 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/services/ce/ApplicationTemplateServiceCEImpl.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/services/ce/ApplicationTemplateServiceCEImpl.java
@@ -236,11 +236,13 @@ public class ApplicationTemplateServiceCEImpl implements ApplicationTemplateServ
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Mono<Application> mergeTemplateWithApplication(String templateId, String applicationId, String organizationId, String branchName, List<String> pagesToImport) {
-        return getApplicationJsonFromTemplate(templateId).flatMap(applicationJson ->
-                importExportApplicationService.mergeApplicationJsonWithApplication(
-                        organizationId, applicationId, null, applicationJson, pagesToImport
+    public Mono<ApplicationImportDTO> mergeTemplateWithApplication(String templateId, String applicationId, String organizationId, String branchName, List<String> pagesToImport) {
+        return getApplicationJsonFromTemplate(templateId)
+                .flatMap(applicationJson -> importExportApplicationService.mergeApplicationJsonWithApplication(
+                        organizationId, applicationId, null, applicationJson, pagesToImport)
                 )
-        );
+                .flatMap(application -> importExportApplicationService.getApplicationImportDTO(
+                        application.getId(), application.getWorkspaceId(), application)
+                );
     }
 }