diff --git a/templates/layouts/base.php b/templates/layouts/base.php
index cd32e3b656f5864f1537b338ee7ab28a04a91235..6597fd8e124d6cc89bc0b5075c1330f2ae3a9870 100644
--- a/templates/layouts/base.php
+++ b/templates/layouts/base.php
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ $lang_attr = str_replace('_', '-', $_SESSION['_language']);
         <?= Icon::create('arr_1up', 'info_alt')->asImg(24, ['class' => '']) ?>
     </a>
 
-    <?= $this->render_partial('footer', ['link_params' => $header_template->link_params]); ?>
+    <?= $this->render_partial('footer', ['link_params' => $header_template->link_params ?? null]); ?>
     <?= SkipLinks::getHTML() ?>
     <section class="sr-only" id="notes_for_screenreader" aria-live="polite"></section>