diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/TemplatesMetadata.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/TemplatesMetadata.java
index 6ecc471c5e0ae..42857b91d99ea 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/TemplatesMetadata.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/metadata/TemplatesMetadata.java
@@ -133,16 +133,16 @@ public static TemplatesMetadata fromXContent(XContentParser parser) throws IOExc
             String currentFieldName = parser.currentName();
             if (currentFieldName == null) {
                 token = parser.nextToken();
-                if (token == XContentParser.Token.START_OBJECT) {
-                    // move to the field name
-                    token = parser.nextToken();
-                }
-                currentFieldName = parser.currentName();
             }
-            if (currentFieldName != null) {
-                while ((token = parser.nextToken()) != XContentParser.Token.END_OBJECT) {
+            if (token == XContentParser.Token.START_OBJECT) {
+                // move to the field name
+                token = parser.nextToken();
+            }
+            currentFieldName = parser.currentName();
+            if (currentFieldName != null && parser.currentName() != null) {
+                do {
                     builder.put(IndexTemplateMetadata.Builder.fromXContent(parser, parser.currentName()));
-                }
+                } while ((token = parser.nextToken()) != XContentParser.Token.END_OBJECT);
             }
             return builder.build();
         }
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/remote/model/RemoteTemplatesMetadataTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/remote/model/RemoteTemplatesMetadataTests.java
index d7ecd2ad3f44a..ca978654c8825 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/remote/model/RemoteTemplatesMetadataTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/remote/model/RemoteTemplatesMetadataTests.java
@@ -231,12 +231,22 @@ public static TemplatesMetadata getTemplatesMetadata() {
         return TemplatesMetadata.builder()
             .put(
                 IndexTemplateMetadata.builder("template" + randomAlphaOfLength(3))
+                    .order(1234)
                     .patterns(Arrays.asList("bar-*", "foo-*"))
                     .settings(
                         Settings.builder().put("index.random_index_setting_" + randomAlphaOfLength(3), randomAlphaOfLength(5)).build()
                     )
                     .build()
             )
+            .put(
+                IndexTemplateMetadata.builder("template" + randomAlphaOfLength(3))
+                    .order(5678)
+                    .patterns(Arrays.asList("test-*"))
+                    .settings(
+                        Settings.builder().put("index.random_index_setting_" + randomAlphaOfLength(3), randomAlphaOfLength(5)).build()
+                    )
+                    .build()
+            )
             .build();
     }
 }