diff --git a/xsl/pretext-latex-common.xsl b/xsl/pretext-latex-common.xsl
index 98de8d284..5f3b7d382 100644
--- a/xsl/pretext-latex-common.xsl
+++ b/xsl/pretext-latex-common.xsl
@@ -6163,6 +6163,7 @@ along with MathBook XML.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
         </xsl:choose>
     </xsl:variable>
     <!-- build it -->
+    <xsl:apply-templates select="." mode="newpage"/> 
     <xsl:text>\par\medskip\noindent%&#xa;</xsl:text>
     <xsl:text>\textbf{</xsl:text>
     <!-- title may be default title -->