diff --git a/examples/spread generation/Makefile b/examples/spread generation/Makefile
index 4d95fdd..09c60c9 100644
--- a/examples/spread generation/Makefile	
+++ b/examples/spread generation/Makefile	
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 MAKESPREADS := ../../scripts/make-spreads.sh
 
 
-spreads.tex: spreads
+spreads.tex: spreads $(wildcard spreads/*/*)
 	$(MAKESPREADS) $< $(SPREAD) > $@
 
 dist:
diff --git a/examples/spread generation/spreads/06-maual-layout/01-img.png b/examples/spread generation/spreads/06-maual-layout/01-img.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5a0e4c
Binary files /dev/null and b/examples/spread generation/spreads/06-maual-layout/01-img.png differ
diff --git a/examples/spread generation/spreads/06-maual-layout/layout.tex b/examples/spread generation/spreads/06-maual-layout/layout.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0280fc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/spread generation/spreads/06-maual-layout/layout.tex	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+Manual template
+
+\newpage
+
+\ImagePage{${CAPTION}}{${IMAGE}}
diff --git a/scripts/README.md b/scripts/README.md
index 223578f..67ed091 100644
--- a/scripts/README.md
+++ b/scripts/README.md
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ If `layout.tex` is present it will be included as the page layout/template.
 Any paths in the `layout.tex` should be relative to the location the
 built block .tex file will be located, usually to the project root.
 
+Template field substitution is done as for all other templates.
+
 
 ### Templates
 
diff --git a/scripts/make-spreads.sh b/scripts/make-spreads.sh
index 05979ae..2ce0fd0 100644
--- a/scripts/make-spreads.sh
+++ b/scripts/make-spreads.sh
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ populateTemplate(){
 		i=$(( i + 1 ))
 
 		val=${val//\//\\/}
-		text=$(echo -e "${text}" | \
+		text=$(echo "${text}" | \
 			sed "s/\${${var}}/${val%.*}/g")
 	done
 
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ populateTemplate(){
 			val=$(readCaption "${val}")
 		fi
 
-		text=$(echo -e "${text}" | \
+		text=$(echo "${text}" | \
 			sed "s/\${${var}}/${val}/g")
 	done
 
@@ -523,13 +523,13 @@ populateTemplate(){
 		done
 
 		val=${val//\//\\/}
-		text=$(echo -e "${text}" | \
+		text=$(echo "${text}" | \
 			sed "s/\${${var}}/${val}/g")
 	done
 
 	# print out the filled template...
 	echo % template: $tpl
-	echo -e "${text}"
+	echo "${text}"
 	return 0
 }