diff --git a/lib/gemsmith.rb b/lib/gemsmith.rb
index 704cb24f..0439ed81 100644
--- a/lib/gemsmith.rb
+++ b/lib/gemsmith.rb
@@ -195,14 +195,17 @@ module GemSmith
 		}
 
 		apply { |f|
-			template = f.fetch(:template, default_template)
-			f[:dependencies].push(template)
-			f[:stream].transform_all { |body| 
-				b = binding()
-				f.each { |k,v| b.local_variable_set(k, v) }
-				$gemsmith[:now_rendering] = File.join(f[:rel_dir], File.basename(f[:out_path]))
-				erb[template].result(b)
-			}
+			template = f.fetch(:template){ f.fetch("template", default_template) }
+			p [template, f[:out_path], f.keys]
+			if template != "None"
+				f[:dependencies].push(template)
+				f[:stream].transform_all { |body| 
+					b = binding()
+					f.each { |k,v| b.local_variable_set(k, v) }
+					$gemsmith[:now_rendering] = File.join(f[:rel_dir], File.basename(f[:out_path]))
+					erb[template].result(b)
+				}
+			end
 		}
 	end
 
diff --git a/src/people/niccolo_meneghetti.md b/src/people/niccolo_meneghetti.md
index 885cd35a..a8f9878d 100644
--- a/src/people/niccolo_meneghetti.md
+++ b/src/people/niccolo_meneghetti.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-----
+---
 template: None
-----
+---
 
 This is a test.
 
diff --git a/templates/person.erb b/templates/person.erb
index 1f3129e2..15d32ef7 100755
--- a/templates/person.erb
+++ b/templates/person.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 
+<%
+name = if defined? name then name else "A Mysterious Stranger" end
+%>
 <div class="person">
   <% if defined? pic %>
     <img class="photo" src="<%=pic%>" width="<%=pic_w%>" height="<%=pic_h%>" />