diff --git a/workflow/engine/skinEngine/base/layout.html b/workflow/engine/skinEngine/base/layout.html
index 86dfa14ed..42b2faf43 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/skinEngine/base/layout.html
+++ b/workflow/engine/skinEngine/base/layout.html
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
           </table>
         </td>
       </tr>
+      {if $footer neq ''}
       <tr height="100%">
         <td height="100%">
           <div class="Footer">
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@
           </div>
         </td>
       </tr>
+      {/if}
     </table>
   </body>
 </html>
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diff --git a/workflow/engine/skinEngine/simplified/layout.html b/workflow/engine/skinEngine/simplified/layout.html
index c4f8432f4..a640e85d2 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/skinEngine/simplified/layout.html
+++ b/workflow/engine/skinEngine/simplified/layout.html
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
           </table>
         </td>
       </tr>
+      {if $footer neq ''}
       <tr height="100%">
         <td height="100%">
           <div class="Footer">
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@
           </div>
         </td>
       </tr>
+      {/if}
     </table>
   </body>
 </html>
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diff --git a/workflow/engine/skinEngine/uxmodern/layout.html b/workflow/engine/skinEngine/uxmodern/layout.html
index 86dfa14ed..42b2faf43 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/skinEngine/uxmodern/layout.html
+++ b/workflow/engine/skinEngine/uxmodern/layout.html
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
           </table>
         </td>
       </tr>
+      {if $footer neq ''}
       <tr height="100%">
         <td height="100%">
           <div class="Footer">
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@
           </div>
         </td>
       </tr>
+      {/if}
     </table>
   </body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/workflow/engine/skinEngine/uxs/layout.html b/workflow/engine/skinEngine/uxs/layout.html
index e66d2e3df..c45b6fe14 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/skinEngine/uxs/layout.html
+++ b/workflow/engine/skinEngine/uxs/layout.html
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
           </table>
         </td>
       </tr>
+      {if $footer neq ''}
       <tr height="100%">
         <td height="100%">
           <div class="Footer">
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@
           </div>
         </td>
       </tr>
+      {/if}
     </table>
   </body>
 </html>
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