diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/footer.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/footer.ftl
index 4b9c17280..446e9ffcc 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/footer.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/footer.ftl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!--Footer-->
 <footer class="mdl-mini-footer" id="bottom">
-    <#if options.theme_material_scheme?if_exists == "Paradox">
+    <#if options.theme_material_scheme?default('Paradox') == "Paradox">
     <!-- Paradox Footer Left Section -->
     <#include "footer-left.ftl">
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/post-content.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/post-content.ftl
index 5ffe2d6c8..a0e6c8872 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/post-content.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/post-content.ftl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div id="post-content" class="mdl-color-text--grey-700 mdl-card__supporting-text fade out">
-    <#if options.theme_material_scheme?if_exists == "Paradox">
+    <#if options.theme_material_scheme?default('Paradox') == "Paradox">
         ${post.postContent?if_exists}
         <#if options.theme_material_other_post_license??>
         <blockquote style="margin: 2em 0 0;padding: 0.5em 1em;border-left: 3px solid #F44336;background-color: #F5F5F5;list-style: none;">
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         </#if>
     </#if>
 
-    <#if options.theme_material_scheme?if_exists == "Isolation">
+    <#if options.theme_material_scheme?default('Paradox') == "Isolation">
         <div class="post-content_wrapper">
             <p class="post-title">
                 ${post.postTitle?if_exists}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/post-header.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/post-header.ftl
index d43ee2f6a..bdcef9c56 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/post-header.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/post-header.ftl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<#if options.theme_material_scheme?if_exists == "Paradox">
+<#if options.theme_material_scheme?default('Paradox') == "Paradox">
     <!-- Paradox Post Header -->
     <!-- Random Thumbnail -->
     <#if post.postThumbnail?if_exists == "${options.blog_url}/static/images/thumbnail.png">
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         </p>
     </div>
 </#if>
-<#if options.theme_material_scheme?if_exists == "Isolation">
+<#if options.theme_material_scheme?default('Paradox') == "Isolation">
     <div class="post-header_info without-thumbnail">
         <!-- Author Avatar & Name -->
         <img src="${user.userAvatar?default('/material/source/img/avatar.png')}" class="avatar-img" width="44px" height="44px" alt="${user.userDisplayName?default('halo')}'s avatar">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/archives.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/archives.ftl
index 8c3c3e0d4..c7c261e63 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/archives.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/archives.ftl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         <!-- Pin on top -->
 
         <!-- Normal Post -->
-        <#if options.theme_material_scheme?if_exists == "Paradox">
+        <#if options.theme_material_scheme?default('Paradox') == "Paradox">
         <!-- Paradox Thumbnail -->
         <#include "_partial/Paradox-post_entry.ftl">
         <#else>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         </#if>
         <#include "_partial/index-nav.ftl">
         <@nav url="/archives/"></@nav>
-        <#if options.theme_material_scheme?if_exists == "Paradox">
+        <#if options.theme_material_scheme?default('Paradox') == "Paradox">
             <#include "_partial/Paradox-post_entry-thumbnail.ftl">
         </#if>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/page.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/page.ftl
index 7cba1b220..5022f46e0 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/page.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/page.ftl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
                 <!-- Post Header(Thumbnail & Title) -->
                 <#include "_partial/post-header.ftl">
 
-                <#if options.theme_material_scheme?if_exists == "Paradox">
+                <#if options.theme_material_scheme?default('Paradox') == "Paradox">
                 <!-- Paradox Post Info -->
                 <#include "_partial/Paradox-post-info.ftl">
                 </#if>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
                 <!-- Post Content -->
                 <#include "_partial/post-content.ftl">
 
-                <#if options.theme_material_scheme?if_exists == "Isolation">
+                <#if options.theme_material_scheme?default('Paradox') == "Isolation">
                 <#include "_partial/Isolation-post-info.ftl">
                 </#if>
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/post.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/post.ftl
index 5768cd4c9..c5b99c8b6 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/post.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/post.ftl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
                 <!-- Post Header(Thumbnail & Title) -->
                 <#include "_partial/post-header.ftl">
 
-                <#if options.theme_material_scheme?if_exists == "Paradox">
+                <#if options.theme_material_scheme?default('Paradox') == "Paradox">
                 <!-- Paradox Post Info -->
                 <#include "_partial/Paradox-post-info.ftl">
                 </#if>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
                 <!-- Post Content -->
                 <#include "_partial/post-content.ftl">
 
-                <#if options.theme_material_scheme?if_exists == "Isolation">
+                <#if options.theme_material_scheme?default('Paradox') == "Isolation">
                 <#include "_partial/Isolation-post-info.ftl">
                 </#if>