diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/http.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/http.go
index 760f1bc1..ce3036c5 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/http.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/http.go
@@ -138,8 +138,9 @@ type Request struct {
 	dynamicValues map[string]interface{}
 
 	// description: |
-	//   Self Contained marks HTTP Requests for the template as self-contained
-	SelfContained bool `yaml:"self-contained,omitempty" jsonschema:"title=mark http requests as self-contained,description=Mark HTTP Requests for the template as self-contained"`
+	//   SelfContained specifies if the request is self contained.
+	SelfContained bool `yaml:"-" json:"-"`
+
 	// description: |
 	//   CookieReuse is an optional setting that enables cookie reuse for
 	//   all requests defined in raw section.
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/network/network.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/network/network.go
index 98d7e80f..a5274eff 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/network/network.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/network/network.go
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@ type Request struct {
 	// examples:
 	//   - value: "2048"
 	ReadSize int `yaml:"read-size,omitempty" jsonschema:"title=size of network response to read,description=Size of response to read at the end. Default is 1024 bytes"`
+
 	// description: |
-	//   Self Contained marks Network Requests for the template as self-contained
-	SelfContained bool `yaml:"self-contained,omitempty" jsonschema:"title=mark network requests as self-contained,description=Mark Network Requests for the template as self-contained"`
+	//   SelfContained specifies if the request is self contained.
+	SelfContained bool `yaml:"-" json:"-"`
 
 	// Operators for the current request go here.
 	operators.Operators `yaml:",inline,omitempty"`
diff --git a/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go b/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go
index d7f545bc..bf4e79b1 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go
@@ -144,6 +144,21 @@ func Parse(filePath string, preprocessor Preprocessor, options protocols.Execute
 	}
 	template.Path = filePath
 
+	template.parseSelfContainedRequests()
+
 	parsedTemplatesCache.Store(filePath, template, err)
 	return template, nil
 }
+
+// parseSelfContainedRequests parses the self contained template requests.
+func (t *Template) parseSelfContainedRequests() {
+	if !t.SelfContained {
+		return
+	}
+	for _, request := range t.RequestsHTTP {
+		request.SelfContained = true
+	}
+	for _, request := range t.RequestsNetwork {
+		request.SelfContained = true
+	}
+}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/templates/templates.go b/v2/pkg/templates/templates.go
index b6f2491a..90f716ad 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/templates/templates.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/templates/templates.go
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ type Template struct {
 	workflows.Workflow `yaml:",inline,omitempty" jsonschema:"title=workflows to run,description=Workflows to run for the template"`
 	CompiledWorkflow   *workflows.Workflow `yaml:"-" json:"-" jsonschema:"-"`
 
+	// description: |
+	//   Self Contained marks Network Requests for the template as self-contained
+	SelfContained bool `yaml:"self-contained,omitempty" jsonschema:"title=mark requests as self-contained,description=Mark Requests for the template as self-contained"`
+
 	// TotalRequests is the total number of requests for the template.
 	TotalRequests int `yaml:"-" json:"-"`
 	// Executer is the actual template executor for running template requests