diff --git a/ext/vscode/src/commands/cmdUtil.ts b/ext/vscode/src/commands/cmdUtil.ts
index 71011e2c0d6..d3c1ead4d40 100644
--- a/ext/vscode/src/commands/cmdUtil.ts
+++ b/ext/vscode/src/commands/cmdUtil.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export async function selectApplicationTemplate(context: IActionContext): Promis
         templateUrl = template.data;
     }
 
-    context.telemetry.properties.templateUrlHash = sha256(templateUrl); 
+    context.telemetry.properties.templateUrlHash = sha256(templateUrl.toLowerCase());
     return templateUrl;
 }