diff --git a/Koha/pdfformat/layout1page.pm b/Koha/pdfformat/layout1page.pm
index ea4fcb67b7..6a78286d09 100644
--- a/Koha/pdfformat/layout1page.pm
+++ b/Koha/pdfformat/layout1page.pm
@@ -247,7 +247,9 @@ 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 48fbfc28ae..1447d2b97f 100644
--- a/Koha/pdfformat/layout2pages.pm
+++ b/Koha/pdfformat/layout2pages.pm
@@ -262,7 +262,9 @@ 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 3b75d0a0a0..da6a041fda 100644
--- a/Koha/pdfformat/layout2pagesde.pm
+++ b/Koha/pdfformat/layout2pagesde.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/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 35e09f130a..7c16accd5a 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 611fbb0d2e..7134d8d32c 100644
--- a/Koha/pdfformat/layout3pagesfr.pm
+++ b/Koha/pdfformat/layout3pagesfr.pm
@@ -447,7 +447,9 @@ 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,
         {