diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-conversation-transformer/src/resolvers/list-messages-init-resolver-fn.js b/packages/amplify-graphql-conversation-transformer/src/resolvers/list-messages-init-resolver-fn.template.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/amplify-graphql-conversation-transformer/src/resolvers/list-messages-init-resolver-fn.js
rename to packages/amplify-graphql-conversation-transformer/src/resolvers/list-messages-init-resolver-fn.template.js
diff --git a/packages/amplify-graphql-conversation-transformer/src/resolvers/list-messages-init-resolver.ts b/packages/amplify-graphql-conversation-transformer/src/resolvers/list-messages-init-resolver.ts
index 259f13b270..de1b608354 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-graphql-conversation-transformer/src/resolvers/list-messages-init-resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-graphql-conversation-transformer/src/resolvers/list-messages-init-resolver.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { ConversationDirectiveConfiguration } from '../grapqhl-conversation-tran
  * @returns {MappingTemplateProvider}
  */
 export const listMessageInitMappingTemplate = (config: ConversationDirectiveConfiguration): MappingTemplateProvider => {
-  const resolver = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'list-messages-init-resolver-fn.js'), 'utf8');
-  const templateName = `Query.${config.field.name.value}.list-message-init.js`;
+  const resolver = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'list-messages-init-resolver-fn.template.js'), 'utf8');
+  const templateName = `Query.${config.field.name.value}.list-messages-init.js`;
   return MappingTemplate.s3MappingFunctionCodeFromString(resolver, templateName);
 };