diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/core/templates/RemoteTemplateService.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/core/templates/RemoteTemplateService.java
index 30371cd7..958a9a82 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/core/templates/RemoteTemplateService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/core/templates/RemoteTemplateService.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 import io.cryostat.core.net.JFRConnection;
 
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
-import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
 import org.jsoup.parser.Parser;
 import org.jsoup.select.Elements;
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ protected TemplateType providedTemplateType() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Optional<Document> getXml(String templateName, TemplateType type)
+    public Optional<String> getXml(String templateName, TemplateType type)
             throws FlightRecorderException {
         if (!providedTemplateType().equals(type)) {
             return Optional.empty();
@@ -68,7 +67,8 @@ public Optional<Document> getXml(String templateName, TemplateType type)
                                 Elements els = doc.getElementsByTag("configuration");
                                 if (els.isEmpty()) {
                                     throw new MalformedXMLException(
-                                            "Document did not contain \"configuration\" element");
+                                            "Document did not contain \"configuration\""
+                                                    + " element");
                                 }
                                 if (els.size() > 1) {
                                     throw new MalformedXMLException(
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public Optional<Document> getXml(String templateName, TemplateType type)
                                 }
                                 return configuration.attr("label").equals(templateName);
                             })
+                    .map(doc -> doc.toString())
                     .findFirst();
         } catch (org.openjdk.jmc.flightrecorder.configuration.FlightRecorderException
                 | IOException
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/core/templates/TemplateService.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/core/templates/TemplateService.java
index ad039a14..b36d8285 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/core/templates/TemplateService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/core/templates/TemplateService.java
@@ -23,18 +23,15 @@
 
 import io.cryostat.core.FlightRecorderException;
 
-import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
-
 public interface TemplateService {
 
     List<Template> getTemplates() throws FlightRecorderException;
 
-    default Optional<Document> getXml(Template template) throws FlightRecorderException {
+    default Optional<String> getXml(Template template) throws FlightRecorderException {
         return getXml(template.getName(), template.getType());
     }
 
-    Optional<Document> getXml(String templateName, TemplateType type)
-            throws FlightRecorderException;
+    Optional<String> getXml(String templateName, TemplateType type) throws FlightRecorderException;
 
     default Optional<IConstrainedMap<EventOptionID>> getEvents(Template template)
             throws FlightRecorderException {
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/cryostat/core/templates/RemoteTemplateServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/io/cryostat/core/templates/RemoteTemplateServiceTest.java
index 8d544e6b..8c4e1f2b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/cryostat/core/templates/RemoteTemplateServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/cryostat/core/templates/RemoteTemplateServiceTest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 import org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert;
 import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
-import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.parser.Parser;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
@@ -100,9 +99,10 @@ void getEventsShouldReturnEmptyForUnknownType() throws Exception {
     void getXmlShouldReturnModelFromRemote() throws Exception {
         Mockito.when(conn.getService()).thenReturn(svc);
         Mockito.when(svc.getServerTemplates()).thenReturn(Collections.singletonList(xmlText));
-        Optional<Document> doc = templateSvc.getXml("Profiling", TemplateType.TARGET);
+        Optional<String> doc = templateSvc.getXml("Profiling", TemplateType.TARGET);
         Assertions.assertTrue(doc.isPresent());
-        Assertions.assertTrue(doc.get().hasSameValue(Jsoup.parse(xmlText, "", Parser.xmlParser())));
+        Assertions.assertTrue(
+                doc.get().equals(Jsoup.parse(xmlText, "", Parser.xmlParser()).outerHtml()));
     }
 
     @Test