diff --git a/qsgen2 b/qsgen2
index 4e1c44e..6f9f362 100755
--- a/qsgen2
+++ b/qsgen2
@@ -322,6 +322,8 @@ function _pages() {
         if (${debug}) echo "_pages: Running engine on ${pages_in_array}"
         page_content=$( ${engine} ${page_content} )
         
+        local pages_tpl="$(<${pages})"
+        
         # Replace every #pagetitle in pages_tpl
         if (${debug}) echo "_pages: Replacing #pagetitle in pages_tpl"
         pages_tpl=$( echo ${pages_tpl} | sed -e "s|#pagetitle|${page_title}|g" > /dev/null )