diff --git a/templates/macros/cards_pages.html b/templates/macros/cards_pages.html
index bb37cc114..4d73a8951 100644
--- a/templates/macros/cards_pages.html
+++ b/templates/macros/cards_pages.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
{% endif %}
{% if page.extra.local_image %}
- {% set meta = get_image_metadata(path=page.extra.local_image) %}
+ {% set meta = get_image_metadata(path=page.extra.local_image, allow_missing=true) %}
{% elif page.extra.remote_image %}
diff --git a/templates/shortcodes/dimmable_image.html b/templates/shortcodes/dimmable_image.html
index 05304f9be..9e61ab54a 100644
--- a/templates/shortcodes/dimmable_image.html
+++ b/templates/shortcodes/dimmable_image.html
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-{% set meta = get_image_metadata(path=src) %}
+{% set meta = get_image_metadata(path=src, allow_missing=true) %}
diff --git a/templates/shortcodes/dual_theme_image.html b/templates/shortcodes/dual_theme_image.html
index d97ea2a9e..fa24dec18 100644
--- a/templates/shortcodes/dual_theme_image.html
+++ b/templates/shortcodes/dual_theme_image.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% set light_meta = get_image_metadata(path=light_src) %}
-{% set dark_meta = get_image_metadata(path=dark_src) %}
+{% set light_meta = get_image_metadata(path=light_src, allow_missing=true) %}
+{% set dark_meta = get_image_metadata(path=dark_src, allow_missing=true) %}
diff --git a/templates/shortcodes/invertible_image.html b/templates/shortcodes/invertible_image.html
index 25d3c66be..8a7e20ae4 100644
--- a/templates/shortcodes/invertible_image.html
+++ b/templates/shortcodes/invertible_image.html
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-{% set meta = get_image_metadata(path=src) %}
+{% set meta = get_image_metadata(path=src, allow_missing=true) %}