diff --git a/WebsiteGenerator/Files/FileSystem.swift b/WebsiteGenerator/Files/FileSystem.swift
index b730d2d..5706925 100644
--- a/WebsiteGenerator/Files/FileSystem.swift
+++ b/WebsiteGenerator/Files/FileSystem.swift
@@ -150,9 +150,12 @@ final class FileSystem {
         }
     }
 
-    func contentOfOptionalFile(atPath path: String, source: String) -> String? {
+    func contentOfOptionalFile(atPath path: String, source: String, createEmptyFileIfMissing: Bool = false) -> String? {
         let url = input.appendingPathComponent(path)
         guard exists(url) else {
+            if createEmptyFileIfMissing {
+                try? Data().write(to: url)
+            }
             return nil
         }
 
diff --git a/WebsiteGenerator/Generators/PageGenerator.swift b/WebsiteGenerator/Generators/PageGenerator.swift
index feecc41..8eb3686 100644
--- a/WebsiteGenerator/Generators/PageGenerator.swift
+++ b/WebsiteGenerator/Generators/PageGenerator.swift
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ struct PageGenerator {
     }
 
     private func makeContent(page: Element, language: String, path: String) -> (content: String, includesCode: Bool)? {
-        guard let content = files.contentOfOptionalFile(atPath: path, source: page.path) else {
+        guard let content = files.contentOfOptionalFile(atPath: path, source: page.path, createEmptyFileIfMissing: true),
+              content.trimmed != "" else {
             return nil
         }
         return PageContentGenerator(factory: factory.factory)