diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v2/pki-templates-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v2/pki-templates-router.ts
index b6b969706..e481af0a2 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v2/pki-templates-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v2/pki-templates-router.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const registerPkiTemplatesRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) =>
       tags: [ApiDocsTags.PkiCertificateTemplates],
       body: z.object({
         name: slugSchema(),
-        caId: z.string(),
+        caName: slugSchema({ field: "caName" }),
         projectId: z.string(),
         commonName: validateTemplateRegexField,
         subjectAlternativeName: validateTemplateRegexField,
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const registerPkiTemplatesRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) =>
       }),
       body: z.object({
         name: slugSchema().optional(),
-        caId: z.string(),
+        caName: slugSchema(),
         projectId: z.string(),
         commonName: validateTemplateRegexField.optional(),
         subjectAlternativeName: validateTemplateRegexField.optional(),
diff --git a/backend/src/services/pki-templates/pki-templates-service.ts b/backend/src/services/pki-templates/pki-templates-service.ts
index e72a2198a..97f910d6e 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/pki-templates/pki-templates-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/pki-templates/pki-templates-service.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,13 @@ type TPkiTemplatesServiceFactoryDep = {
   permissionService: Pick<TPermissionServiceFactory, "getProjectPermission">;
   certificateAuthorityDAL: Pick<
     TCertificateAuthorityDALFactory,
-    "findByIdWithAssociatedCa" | "findById" | "transaction" | "create" | "updateById" | "findWithAssociatedCa"
+    | "findByIdWithAssociatedCa"
+    | "findById"
+    | "transaction"
+    | "create"
+    | "updateById"
+    | "findWithAssociatedCa"
+    | "findOne"
   >;
   internalCaFns: ReturnType<typeof InternalCertificateAuthorityFns>;
   kmsService: Pick<TKmsServiceFactory, "generateKmsKey" | "decryptWithKmsKey" | "encryptWithKmsKey">;
@@ -92,20 +98,22 @@ export const pkiTemplatesServiceFactory = ({
     actorId,
     actorAuthMethod,
     actorOrgId,
-    caId,
+    caName,
     commonName,
     extendedKeyUsages,
     keyUsages,
     name,
     subjectAlternativeName,
-    ttl
+    ttl,
+    projectId
   }: TCreatePkiTemplateDTO) => {
-    const ca = await certificateAuthorityDAL.findById(caId);
+    const ca = await certificateAuthorityDAL.findOne({ name: caName, projectId });
     if (!ca) {
       throw new NotFoundError({
-        message: `CA with ID ${caId} not found`
+        message: `CA with name ${caName} not found`
       });
     }
+
     const { permission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
       actor,
       actorId,
@@ -126,7 +134,7 @@ export const pkiTemplatesServiceFactory = ({
     }
 
     const newTemplate = await pkiTemplatesDAL.create({
-      caId,
+      caId: ca.id,
       name,
       commonName,
       subjectAlternativeName,
@@ -143,7 +151,7 @@ export const pkiTemplatesServiceFactory = ({
     actorId,
     actorAuthMethod,
     actorOrgId,
-    caId,
+    caName,
     commonName,
     extendedKeyUsages,
     keyUsages,
@@ -173,13 +181,15 @@ export const pkiTemplatesServiceFactory = ({
       subject(ProjectPermissionSub.CertificateTemplates, { name: templateName })
     );
 
-    if (caId) {
-      const ca = await certificateAuthorityDAL.findById(caId);
+    let caId;
+    if (caName) {
+      const ca = await certificateAuthorityDAL.findOne({ name: caName, projectId });
       if (!ca || ca.projectId !== certTemplate.projectId) {
         throw new NotFoundError({
-          message: `CA with ID ${caId} not found`
+          message: `CA with name ${caName} not found`
         });
       }
+      caId = ca.id;
     }
 
     if (name) {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/pki-templates/pki-templates-types.ts b/backend/src/services/pki-templates/pki-templates-types.ts
index 72d245de1..8dd18c8a9 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/pki-templates/pki-templates-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/pki-templates/pki-templates-types.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { TProjectPermission } from "@app/lib/types";
 import { CertExtendedKeyUsage, CertKeyUsage } from "@app/services/certificate/certificate-types";
 
 export type TCreatePkiTemplateDTO = {
-  caId: string;
+  caName: string;
   name: string;
   commonName: string;
   subjectAlternativeName: string;
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export type TCreatePkiTemplateDTO = {
 
 export type TUpdatePkiTemplateDTO = {
   templateName: string;
-  caId?: string;
+  caName?: string;
   name?: string;
   commonName?: string;
   subjectAlternativeName?: string;
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/api/certificateTemplates/types.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/api/certificateTemplates/types.ts
index 3e3e728f8..1c2a47178 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/api/certificateTemplates/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/api/certificateTemplates/types.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export type TDeleteCertificateTemplateDTO = {
 };
 
 export type TCreateCertificateTemplateV2DTO = {
-  caId: string;
+  caName: string;
   name: string;
   commonName: string;
   subjectAlternativeName: string;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export type TCreateCertificateTemplateV2DTO = {
 
 export type TUpdateCertificateTemplateV2DTO = {
   templateName: string;
-  caId?: string;
+  caName?: string;
   name?: string;
   commonName?: string;
   subjectAlternativeName?: string;
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/cert-manager/PkiTemplateListPage/PkiTemplateListPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/cert-manager/PkiTemplateListPage/PkiTemplateListPage.tsx
index 7adf86bc7..895775360 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/cert-manager/PkiTemplateListPage/PkiTemplateListPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/cert-manager/PkiTemplateListPage/PkiTemplateListPage.tsx
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export const PkiTemplateListPage = () => {
                 <THead>
                   <Tr>
                     <Th>Name</Th>
-                    <Th>CA</Th>
+                    <Th>Issuing CA</Th>
                     <Th className="w-64">Last Updated At</Th>
                     <Th />
                   </Tr>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/cert-manager/PkiTemplateListPage/components/PkiTemplateForm.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/cert-manager/PkiTemplateListPage/components/PkiTemplateForm.tsx
index 0a78ddac2..19022b4b9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/cert-manager/PkiTemplateListPage/components/PkiTemplateForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/cert-manager/PkiTemplateListPage/components/PkiTemplateForm.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Controller, useForm } from "react-hook-form";
+
 import { faQuestionCircle } from "@fortawesome/free-regular-svg-icons";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 import { zodResolver } from "@hookform/resolvers/zod";
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ export const PkiTemplateForm = ({ certTemplate, handlePopUpToggle }: Props) => {
         await updateCertTemplate({
           templateName: certTemplate.name,
           projectId: currentWorkspace.id,
-          caId: ca.id,
+          caName: ca.name,
           name,
           commonName,
           subjectAlternativeName,
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ export const PkiTemplateForm = ({ certTemplate, handlePopUpToggle }: Props) => {
       } else {
         await createCertTemplate({
           projectId: currentWorkspace.id,
-          caId: ca.id,
+          caName: ca.name,
           name,
           commonName,
           subjectAlternativeName,