diff --git a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/iqss/resources/template.tex b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/iqss/resources/template.tex
index df06c9d..bcbc693 100644
--- a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/iqss/resources/template.tex
+++ b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/iqss/resources/template.tex
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 \PassOptionsToPackage{unicode=true}{hyperref} % options for packages loaded elsewhere
 \PassOptionsToPackage{hyphens}{url}
 \documentclass[$if(fontsize)$$fontsize$,$endif$$if(lang)$$babel-lang$,$endif$$if(handout)$handout,$endif$$if(colorlinks)$dvipsnames,$endif$$if(beamer)$ignorenonframetext,$endif$$for(classoption)$$classoption$$sep$,$endfor$]{$documentclass$}
-\usepackage{pgfpages}
+\IfFileExists{pgfpages.sty}{\usepackage{pgfpages}}{}
 \setbeamertemplate{caption}[numbered]
 \setbeamertemplate{caption label separator}{: }
 \setbeamercolor{caption name}{fg=normal text.fg}
diff --git a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/metropolis/resources/template.tex b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/metropolis/resources/template.tex
index 6244083..42a8094 100644
--- a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/metropolis/resources/template.tex
+++ b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/metropolis/resources/template.tex
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 \PassOptionsToPackage{unicode=true}{hyperref} % options for packages loaded elsewhere
 \PassOptionsToPackage{hyphens}{url}
 \documentclass[$if(fontsize)$$fontsize$,$endif$$if(lang)$$babel-lang$,$endif$$if(handout)$handout,$endif$$if(colorlinks)$dvipsnames,$endif$$if(beamer)$ignorenonframetext,$endif$$for(classoption)$$classoption$$sep$,$endfor$]{$documentclass$}
-\usepackage{pgfpages}
+\IfFileExists{pgfpages.sty}{\usepackage{pgfpages}}{}
 \setbeamertemplate{caption}[numbered]
 \setbeamertemplate{caption label separator}{: }
 \setbeamercolor{caption name}{fg=normal text.fg}
diff --git a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/monash/resources/template.tex b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/monash/resources/template.tex
index a05f807..86e2480 100644
--- a/inst/rmarkdown/templates/monash/resources/template.tex
+++ b/inst/rmarkdown/templates/monash/resources/template.tex
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 \PassOptionsToPackage{unicode=true}{hyperref} % options for packages loaded elsewhere
 \PassOptionsToPackage{hyphens}{url}
 \documentclass[$if(fontsize)$$fontsize$,$else$14pt,$endif$$if(lang)$$babel-lang$,$endif$$if(handout)$handout,$endif$$if(colorlinks)$dvipsnames,$endif$$if(beamer)$ignorenonframetext,$endif$$for(classoption)$$classoption$$sep$,$endfor$]{$documentclass$}
-\usepackage{pgfpages}
+\IfFileExists{pgfpages.sty}{\usepackage{pgfpages}}{}
 \setbeamertemplate{caption}[numbered]
 \setbeamertemplate{caption label separator}{: }
 \setbeamercolor{caption name}{fg=normal text.fg}