Ensure that using a sensitive path for templatefile that it doesnt panic

[Yantrio]

Resolves #1798

Target Release

1.8.0

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Error: Cherry-pick commit 'eaa758e746acee41aa78db4bf474f750f4402722' failed during the backport process to 'v1.8'. Please resolve any conflicts and manually apply the changes.