diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/inputs/TextInput.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/inputs/TextInput.py
index 9db7f0481..0c759c4e1 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/inputs/TextInput.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/inputs/TextInput.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 from langflow.base.io.text import TextComponent
 from langflow.field_typing import Text
-from langflow.inputs import StrInput
+from langflow.inputs import MultilineInput, StrInput
 from langflow.template import Output
-from langflow.schema.message import Message
 
 
 class TextInput(TextComponent):
@@ -13,15 +12,12 @@ class TextInput(TextComponent):
     inputs = [
         StrInput(
             name="input_value",
-            type=str,
             display_name="Text",
             info="Text to be passed as input.",
-            input_types=["Text", "Message"],
         ),
-        StrInput(
+        MultilineInput(
             name="data_template",
             display_name="Data Template",
-            multiline=True,
             info="Template to convert Data to Text. If left empty, it will be dynamically set to the Data's text key.",
             advanced=True,
             value="{text}",
@@ -32,9 +28,4 @@ class TextInput(TextComponent):
     ]
 
     def text_response(self) -> Text:
-        if isinstance(self.input_value, Message):
-            text = self.input_value.text
-        else:
-            text = self.input_value
-
-        return self.build(input_value=text, data_template=self.data_template)
+        return self.build(input_value=self.input_value, data_template=self.data_template)