diff --git a/Koha/pdfformat/layout1page.pm b/Koha/pdfformat/layout1page.pm
index b7e42ec6ef..c8117cbdf6 100644
--- a/Koha/pdfformat/layout1page.pm
+++ b/Koha/pdfformat/layout1page.pm
@@ -249,7 +249,9 @@ sub printpdf {
     # open the default PDF that will be used for base (1st page already filled)
     my $pdf_template =
         C4::Context->config('intrahtdocs') . '/' . C4::Context->preference('template') . '/pdf/layout1page.pdf';
-    my $pdf = PDF::API2->open($pdf_template);
+    my $pdf_template_obj = PDF::API2->open($pdf_template);
+    my $pdf_template_str = $pdf_template_obj->to_string();
+    my $pdf              = PDF::API2->from_string($pdf_template_str);
     $pdf->pageLabel(
         0,
         {
diff --git a/Koha/pdfformat/layout2pages.pm b/Koha/pdfformat/layout2pages.pm
index ef790ecfc4..499a0b0606 100644
--- a/Koha/pdfformat/layout2pages.pm
+++ b/Koha/pdfformat/layout2pages.pm
@@ -264,7 +264,9 @@ sub printpdf {
     # open the default PDF that will be used for base (1st page already filled)
     my $pdf_template =
         C4::Context->config('intrahtdocs') . '/' . C4::Context->preference('template') . '/pdf/layout2pages.pdf';
-    my $pdf = PDF::API2->open($pdf_template);
+    my $pdf_template_obj = PDF::API2->open($pdf_template);
+    my $pdf_template_str = $pdf_template_obj->to_string();
+    my $pdf              = PDF::API2->from_string($pdf_template_str);
     $pdf->pageLabel(
         0,
         {
diff --git a/Koha/pdfformat/layout2pagesde.pm b/Koha/pdfformat/layout2pagesde.pm
index 3368446dd1..5a3e15c7fb 100644
--- a/Koha/pdfformat/layout2pagesde.pm
+++ b/Koha/pdfformat/layout2pagesde.pm
@@ -266,7 +266,9 @@ sub printpdf {
     # open the default PDF that will be used for base (1st page already filled)
     my $pdf_template =
         C4::Context->config('intrahtdocs') . '/' . C4::Context->preference('template') . '/pdf/layout2pagesde.pdf';
-    my $pdf = PDF::API2->open($pdf_template);
+    my $pdf_template_obj = PDF::API2->open($pdf_template);
+    my $pdf_template_str = $pdf_template_obj->to_string();
+    my $pdf              = PDF::API2->from_string($pdf_template_str);
     $pdf->pageLabel(
         0,
         {
diff --git a/Koha/pdfformat/layout3pages.pm b/Koha/pdfformat/layout3pages.pm
index 4721d1a4df..e34d78ebd2 100644
--- a/Koha/pdfformat/layout3pages.pm
+++ b/Koha/pdfformat/layout3pages.pm
@@ -455,7 +455,9 @@ sub printpdf {
     # open the default PDF that will be used for base (1st page already filled)
     my $pdf_template =
         C4::Context->config('intrahtdocs') . '/' . C4::Context->preference('template') . '/pdf/layout3pages.pdf';
-    my $pdf = PDF::API2->open($pdf_template);
+    my $pdf_template_obj = PDF::API2->open($pdf_template);
+    my $pdf_template_str = $pdf_template_obj->to_string();
+    my $pdf              = PDF::API2->from_string($pdf_template_str);
     $pdf->pageLabel(
         0,
         {
diff --git a/Koha/pdfformat/layout3pagesfr.pm b/Koha/pdfformat/layout3pagesfr.pm
index cd6652ce15..a3d9f8a01b 100644
--- a/Koha/pdfformat/layout3pagesfr.pm
+++ b/Koha/pdfformat/layout3pagesfr.pm
@@ -449,7 +449,9 @@ sub printpdf {
     # open the default PDF that will be used for base (1st page already filled)
     my $pdf_template =
         C4::Context->config('intrahtdocs') . '/' . C4::Context->preference('template') . '/pdf/layout3pagesfr.pdf';
-    my $pdf = PDF::API2->open($pdf_template);
+    my $pdf_template_obj = PDF::API2->open($pdf_template);
+    my $pdf_template_str = $pdf_template_obj->to_string();
+    my $pdf              = PDF::API2->from_string($pdf_template_str);
     $pdf->pageLabel(
         0,
         {