diff --git a/_scripts/format_minutes.sh b/_scripts/format_minutes.sh
index 6018204..d6ec1ab 100755
--- a/_scripts/format_minutes.sh
+++ b/_scripts/format_minutes.sh
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ function build_pdf() {
 	cd "$folder_html"
 
 	for file in **/*.html; do
+    # skip teh template folder
+    if [[ $file == *"_Templates"* ]]; then
+      continue
+    fi
+
 		# only deal with files
 		if [ -f "$file" ]; then