diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/GrpcService-CSharp/Protos/greet.proto b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/GrpcService-CSharp/Protos/greet.proto
index 75721ab7d1..1eaa51ce65 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/GrpcService-CSharp/Protos/greet.proto
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/GrpcService-CSharp/Protos/greet.proto
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 syntax = "proto3";
 
+option csharp_namespace = "GrpcService_CSharp";
+
 package Greet;
 
 // The greeting service definition.
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/GrpcService-CSharp/Services/GreeterService.cs b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/GrpcService-CSharp/Services/GreeterService.cs
index 2e67465c6e..0277296bba 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/GrpcService-CSharp/Services/GreeterService.cs
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/GrpcService-CSharp/Services/GreeterService.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Greet;
 using Grpc.Core;
 
 namespace GrpcService_CSharp