diff --git a/docs/how-tos/receive-notification.md b/docs/how-tos/receive-notification.md
index f17ed9f..fac6a5c 100644
--- a/docs/how-tos/receive-notification.md
+++ b/docs/how-tos/receive-notification.md
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ networks:
 The title and body of the notifications can be tailored to your needs using Go templates.
 Template sources must be mounted inside the container in /config/templates:
 
-- email.template: Email notification template
-- telegram.template: Telegram notification template
-- email-error.template: Error notification template
-- telegram-error.template: Error notification template
+- email.tmpl: Email notification template
+- telegram.tmpl: Telegram notification template
+- email-error.tmpl: Error notification template
+- telegram-error.tmpl: Error notification template
 
 ### Data
 
diff --git a/templates/email-error.template b/templates/email-error.tmpl
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/email-error.template
rename to templates/email-error.tmpl
diff --git a/templates/email.template b/templates/email.tmpl
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/email.template
rename to templates/email.tmpl
diff --git a/templates/telegram-error.template b/templates/telegram-error.tmpl
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/telegram-error.template
rename to templates/telegram-error.tmpl
diff --git a/templates/telegram.template b/templates/telegram.tmpl
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/telegram.template
rename to templates/telegram.tmpl
diff --git a/utils/notification.go b/utils/notification.go
index 864f621..108c337 100644
--- a/utils/notification.go
+++ b/utils/notification.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func NotifySuccess(notificationData *NotificationData) {
 	//Email notification
 	err := CheckEnvVars(mailVars)
 	if err == nil {
-		body, err := parseTemplate(*notificationData, "email.template")
+		body, err := parseTemplate(*notificationData, "email.tmpl")
 		if err != nil {
 			Error("Could not parse email template: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func NotifySuccess(notificationData *NotificationData) {
 	//Telegram notification
 	err = CheckEnvVars(vars)
 	if err == nil {
-		message, err := parseTemplate(*notificationData, "telegram.template")
+		message, err := parseTemplate(*notificationData, "telegram.tmpl")
 		if err != nil {
 			Error("Could not parse telegram template: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func NotifyError(error string) {
 			Error:           error,
 			EndTime:         time.Now().Format(TimeFormat()),
 			BackupReference: os.Getenv("BACKUP_REFERENCE"),
-		}, "email-error.template")
+		}, "email-error.tmpl")
 		if err != nil {
 			Error("Could not parse error template: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func NotifyError(error string) {
 			Error:           error,
 			EndTime:         time.Now().Format(TimeFormat()),
 			BackupReference: os.Getenv("BACKUP_REFERENCE"),
-		}, "telegram-error.template")
+		}, "telegram-error.tmpl")
 		if err != nil {
 			Error("Could not parse error template: %v", err)