diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/template/frontend_node/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/template/frontend_node/base.py
index 92c748dca..ce1fe79a0 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/template/frontend_node/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/template/frontend_node/base.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class FieldFormatters(BaseModel):
 
 
 class FrontendNode(BaseModel):
+    format_template: bool = Field(default=True, exclude=True)
     template: Template
     description: Optional[str] = None
     base_classes: List[str]
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ class FrontendNode(BaseModel):
     def serialize_model(self, handler):
         result = handler(self)
         if hasattr(self, "template") and hasattr(self.template, "to_dict"):
-            result["template"] = self.template.to_dict(self.format_field)
+            format_func = self.format_field if self.format_template else None
+            result["template"] = self.template.to_dict(format_func)
         name = result.pop("name")
 
         return {name: result}
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/template/frontend_node/custom_components.py b/src/backend/langflow/template/frontend_node/custom_components.py
index 75019f85e..c9f80beae 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/template/frontend_node/custom_components.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/template/frontend_node/custom_components.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
+from pydantic import Field
+
 from langflow.template.field.base import TemplateField
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.base import FrontendNode
 from langflow.template.template.base import Template
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ class Component(CustomComponent):
 
 
 class CustomComponentFrontendNode(FrontendNode):
+    format_template: bool = Field(default=False, exclude=True)
     name: str = "CustomComponent"
     display_name: Optional[str] = "CustomComponent"
     beta: bool = True