diff --git a/template.typ b/template.typ
index 2027de9..7350ae3 100644
--- a/template.typ
+++ b/template.typ
@@ -462,13 +462,15 @@
   chrome_color: color-ink-helper,
   content,
 ) = page(
-  background: stack(
-    image(bg_img_path, width: 100.5%, height: 100.5%, fit: "cover"),
-    move(
-      dy: -50%,
-      rect(width: 100.5%, height: 100.5%, fill: cover_color),
-    ),
-  ),
+  background: if bg_img_path != none {
+    stack(
+      image(bg_img_path, width: 100.5%, height: 100.5%, fit: "cover"),
+      move(
+        dy: -50%,
+        rect(width: 100.5%, height: 100.5%, fill: cover_color),
+      ),
+    )
+  } else { none },
   header: header_template(font_color: chrome_color),
   footer: footer_template(font_color: chrome_color),
 )[